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I am helping host an event and we would like to use the slogan: "There's no place like home, and no taste like gumbo".
Furthermore, would the slogan: "There's no taste like gumbo", paired with a yellow brick road and red shoes for an event logo, cause any problems?
I have the molds for these boats and was checking to see if patent expired
answered on Apr 4, 2020
PATENT TERM
Patent term is more confusing than it should be. The one part that is simple, is that patent term is not a function of the technology. There is not a way for the applicant to apply to extend the patent term (unlike trademarks or copyrights). (but as noted below, there are... View More 
Which resulted in two break in,which the property manager confessed to providing a master key to a guest not leasing with the complex on a police report,can the property manager be held responsible as well as an accessory for my home being broken into for a second time
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/my-side-of-the-tracks/53532522
answered on Dec 30, 2019
It would be a bad idea for me to guess what led to the abandonment and what response you filed. It would be a good idea for you to contact the USPTO help desk as they can look into the electronic file and let you know the next step.
You can call 571 272 4200 ( they have several phone... View More
I received a message from someone on Facebook regarding some cosmetic brushes that I customize in my free time and that I have sold to a few people. They claim that their brushes, which are similar, are copyrighted but I see no proof of it on the website or elsewhere. They are also located in the... View More
answered on Aug 1, 2019
A work registered in the UK may be enforced here under the Berne Convention, but I'd ask them to give you proof of copyright.
any attribution of my contributions within press releases of the work — despite the fact that only my contributions appear in that press release. The attribution of the songs lyrics, and ideas in the NPR press release include every other joint-author excluding me. This enriches the other... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2019
Short answer: maybe. Long answer: it probably depends on how clear the evidence is that you were actually an author on the subject work. Have any of the other authors (or anyone generally involved in the development/project) claimed that you did not make any creative contribution to the final work... View More
Their are other siblings and grandchildren thinks that the grandmother was forced to sign a paper saying this, but we havent seen anything of such.
answered on Mar 18, 2019
This is not an intellectual property question, but rather a real property issue, or probate issue. Consider re-posting the question under the correct topic.
I went to get a oil change and the mechanic told me he changed my oil and it would last me three months. When I tried to go to work the next morning I couldn’t. I had to turn my car off all of the oil leaked out. I had to catch a Uber to work. When I got off I had my car towed to Walmart.They... View More
answered on Jun 29, 2018
If you have a receipt make several copies. Never give the original. Get an estimate from a mechanic as to what is needed to fix it.
There was a knock and see by a task force who then considered statement made by a room mate staying on property that admitted to using drugs personally, not on property probable cause for issuance of said warrant.
answered on Apr 30, 2018
You need a criminal attoeney to file a Motion for a Preliminary Hearing
My dad died in 2000 and my grandmother died in 2012, both died intestate. I'm an adult and I'm can't prove paternity, because my dad's name is not on my birth certificate. Is there anything else I can do? Am i legally an heir?
answered on Nov 9, 2017
There are other possible ways to prove you are an heir. A DNA test comparing your DNA to one of your dad's siblings might work. Also, witnesses could testify to facts that would suggest he was your father. Did he ever say he was, or act like he was? You would have a better case with a birth... View More
I created promotional material for a show in Vegas. There was no contract; they never licensed it from me, so they don't own the rights to any of it.
They have since remounted a different show under the same name in LA & they are using my creative work to promote the new show.... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2017
The first step would be to approach them yourself to try to work out a deal. If that doesn't work, try having an attorney contact them on your behalf and explain why they are legally obligated to stop using your work and properly compensate you. If that fails, you could sue them for copyright... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2017
That answer will depend on a number of factors, but as it relates to intellectual property law, the first question you have to answer before anyone can possibly respond to your question accurately:
Is this a picture you took (or own the rights to) that is of someone else, or is this a... View More
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