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Intellectual Property
New York
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There are two issues at play here:
1) Intellectual property law
2) What effect refusal would have on your relationship with the University.
The... Read More
It sounds like there's something missing - like an identification of the subject matter of the assignment.
You would have to trademark any design you want protected.
Protection against what?
The USPTO handles applications based on the date of filing.
No. That's a copyright violation. You need consent of the copyright owner.
The US Patent and Trademark Office charges fees - and while it's technically possible for an individual to get a registration on their own, in fact... Read More
The fact the trademark is not registered simply means you would not be liable for Federal trademark infringement. You would likely be liable for... Read More
One would have to do a trademark search to be certain.
If you used a copyrighted photo without a license you are liable to the copyright owner.
Litigation is possible - presumably the photo is copyrighted.
Copyright does not just protect against exact copying of a work, it also protects against copying of the work with minor modification. The latter is... Read More
Don't be ridiculous. Ignore the threat. The word Rudolph is not protected.
The issue isn't copyright. It's cheating. What you're proposing is both cheating and plagiarism.
Copyrights are based in works that contain a modicum of creativity. Further, copyrights are not available to protect functional products. While... Read More
A properly drafted contract.
You may not use someone else's copyrighted material in that fashion without a license to make a derivative work.
That would violate the rights of the author of the song. You need a license.
Under what conditions was it provided? Most likely the script is not yours to sell.
That depends upon the phrase and the use.
Book titles are not protectable IP, with the exception, perhaps, of some of the most famous books getting trademark protection that could include... Read More
Non disclosure and non compete agreements are common methods.
Please feel free to get in touch - but it's not clear what you mean by "initiated...in 2002" and how that would be current.
Do nothing. It's not a problem.
Absolutely. The USPTO is quite proficient in this area.