Generally speaking, no, it is not legal. Most streaming services only provide movies for home use only. Public display would not be within the "personal use" that is licensed with your subscription. Since you are dealing with Disney, I would expect them to be rather firm on this point,... View More

First and foremost, you can be sued by anybody at any time for any reason or no reason at all. I repeat this all the time to my clients. There is nothing you can do about it. However, it should be over shortly if they don't have a reason to recover.

If there is an active patent on the... View More

First, have you looked to see if anyone has registered the name REDFIN PRINTS, or something similar? You mention that you want to trademark both the name and logo in Florida, so are you looking for federal registration or do you just want to protect the marks locally? If you're looking for... View More

You need to talk to a patent attorney. If you are in a space where people normally obtain patent protection for innovative products, you may need to do so. Your patent attorney may be able to find a patent filing by your competitor -- but it is very likely that that their patent was filed within... View More

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answered on May 10, 2025

Yes, using 10-second movie clips without licenses can potentially lead to legal issues. While "fair use" considers factors such as purpose, the length of the content used, and the impact on the original work's market value, using clips commercially or for entertainment... View More

When I checked on Sunbiz.org I only found one company with the name Remarkably Green, LLC. Are you the owner, Omar R. Johnson? I did a check with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and found the trademark "REMARKABLY GREEN ECO-PRODUCTS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW EST. 2024" that has been... View More

No, the name will be deemed too similar and will be rejected when you submit the application paperwork. You can go to the Florida Department of State website and try, and this likely will be timely confirmed with notification that you have to pick another name.

There are 3 types of trademark protection: federal, state, and common law.

Federal law protects your registered trademark in all 50 states.

State law protects your state-registered mark within the boundaries of that state.

Common law protects the geographic area within which... View More

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answered on Apr 20, 2025

The patent you discovered from 2010 might have been issued earlier but not initially indexed properly, making it less visible during your initial search.

To protect your new SOS beacon design, consider the following steps:

1. Evaluate Patentability:

Determine if your design... View More

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answered on Apr 20, 2025

It is pretty common to find patents and prior art that may have been previously overlooked. So this is quite possible. You can check for authenticity by looking up the patent online.

Here, the details of what this other patent teaches become very important. If there is 100% overlap with... View More

I would double-check with the magazine to see if there is a contract on file even if you remember a verbal/handshake agreement. If there is a written agreement, please reach out to an experienced intellectual property attorney to review it in detail. There is something called a... View More

There is a federal trademark registration for D'TU PIZZA:

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97750696&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

What you should do will depend in part on the dates each of you began using the marks and... View More

It truly depends on what you specifically intend on writing about. However, the major things to be weary of is anything that could potentially be considered defamatory and anything that would be a trade secret that could interfere with their business. I would be very cautious.

If I understand the question correctly, you mean by “trademarked” that it was once federally registered but now has been abandoned or cancelled. In most situations you could file for a trademark registration for that mark and use that mark. One caution is that it's possible the owner of... View More

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answered on Jul 26, 2024

If you have a tattoo that copies someone else's artwork, you could face legal trouble if the original artist decides to take action. Copyright laws protect original works, and tattoos are considered creative works. The artist might claim that you infringed on their copyright by copying their... View More

If someone has a tattoo that is a copy of another artist's work, they could potentially face legal issues related to copyright infringement. Here are the key points to consider:

Copyright Infringement

Tattoo Artists' Liability: Tattoo artists can be sued for intellectual... View More

Based on the search results and general legal principles regarding the resale of sports jerseys, here are the key points to consider:

Authenticity: It is legal to resell authentic, used soccer jerseys for England and Spanish teams, as long as they are genuine products that were originally... View More

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answered on Jun 22, 2024

To assess the patentability of 'adjusting golf scores based on abnormal weather conditions' as part of the USGA World Handicap System, we need to consider several factors:

1. Novelty: The idea must be new and not previously disclosed to the public.

2. Non-obviousness: It... View More

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answered on Jun 22, 2024

To answer your question, we need to break it down into a few steps:

1. Patent verification:

First, we need to confirm that the use of Beta-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB) for increasing ketone bodies is indeed patented. Without specific patent information, I can't verify this claim.... View More

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answered on Jun 19, 2024

As a photographer, you generally have the right to take photographs of people in public spaces without their permission. This is based on the legal principle that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public places. However, there are some important considerations and potential... View More