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5 legal questions have been posted about intellectual property by real users in Iowa. Ask your question and dive into the knowledge of attorneys who handle your issue regularly. Similar topics to explore also include copyrights, intellectual property licensing, and patents. All topics and other states can be accessed in the dropdowns below.

How do I protect my trade names?

Answered 6 years and 3 months ago by Bharath Reddy Konda (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Intellectual Property
The protection of your trade name depends on several factors. They include: Whether there is any other organization that owns the federal trademark offering similar goods and/ or services? Whether there is any state trademark registered with the secretary of the state (SOS) office offering similar goods and/or services? Whether your common-law mark "Blue Nile Organics" is generic, descriptive in nature? To resolve the above questions, you need to get a comprehensive trademark search report with the help of a trademark attorney. After reviewing the report, any trademark attorney can tell you whether your mark has a chance to get a federal trademark registration. Disclaimer: The response is general in nature and cannot be construed as legal advice. If you would like to have legal advice, then please consult any competent attorney privately to discuss your case and establish a proper attorney-client relationship. I only work through my website at https://affordabletrademarkattorney.com/trademark-attorney/... Read More
The protection of your trade name depends on several factors. They include: Whether there is any other organization that owns the federal... Read More

Attorney bought my OEM adobe Software on eBay will I get sued? Please help!?

Answered 12 years and 3 months ago by Todd A. Sullivan (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Intellectual Property
You have stated the transaction in which you are engaging is legal. If the transaction is legal, you should not be afraid to complete it.
You have stated the transaction in which you are engaging is legal. If the transaction is legal, you should not be afraid to complete it.

I have some sayings I want to put on shirts, mugs, etc. How can I copyright them?

Answered 12 years and 8 months ago by David Scott Safran (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Intellectual Property
If all they are are short phrases, they cannot be copyrighted since short phrases are not considered to have sufficient content.
If all they are are short phrases, they cannot be copyrighted since short phrases are not considered to have sufficient content.

Do I owe an friend if he tells me about an idea but I create it?

Answered 13 years and 3 months ago by Nancy J Flint (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Intellectual Property
Whether your friend has a claim against you or the business depends on a lot of facts. Was what he disclosed his confidential information and did you agree to keep it confidential? Was his idea a trade secret? Were you and your friend in business together when he told you about the idea? If your friend did not have a patent or other protection, he may still try to claim it was a trade secret. If you were in business together, he may claim that you breached a fiduciary duty to the business if you want to use the idea yourself. In fact, this week a lawsuit was filed against Pinterest by someone who claimed it was his idea and someone took it. These types of situations are extremely fact dependent and you should talk to a lawyer if you are concerned.... Read More
Whether your friend has a claim against you or the business depends on a lot of facts. Was what he disclosed his confidential information and did you... Read More

I sold a bundle of ebooks (approximately 2,000) on an online auction website. One of the files included was a 'similar' name to a published book. It was the same title, but one of the words was spelled differently. It was not their published book, but it was about bookkeeping. Mine (the one I purchased from someone else) was about mail order bookkeeping. Their book is about bookkeeping more generally. I purchased this bundle of ebooks from someone else on the online auction website with supposedly full resell rights. The company who owns the intellectual property rights in the published book is now saying I violated their intellectual property rights. Did I in fact do something wrong? Please help me to understand this.

Answered 13 years and 9 months ago by David Scott Safran (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Intellectual Property
If the only similarity is the title, you have not violated any of the other company's rights as titles and short phrases are not protectible by copyright.
If the only similarity is the title, you have not violated any of the other company's rights as titles and short phrases are not protectible by... Read More
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