Weekly Q and A
The Prinz Law Office was a frequent contributor on intellectual property matters for the weekly “Ask a Lawyer” Question and Answer column published by Lawyers.com.
Please check out our columns below:
Copyright Q & A
- How Do I File a Trademark or Copyright an Advertising Campaign? (JAN-9-08)
- Do Photos That I Took Before I Started Employment Belong to the Employer After I Leave That Employment? (JAN-2-08) [PDF 1.2.08]
- Can You Enforce Rights in an Idea That Was Stolen From You? (DEC-19-2007)[PDF 12.19.07]
- Can I Use the Content From Other Websites On My Own Website? (DEC 12-2007)[PDF 12.12.07]
- What is the Process for Copyright and Trademark Registration? (NOV-28-2007)[PDF 12.28.07]
- Is it Legal to Trade Software that Has Been Legally Purchased? (NOV-21-2007)[PDF 12.21.07]
- Can I Print Song Lyrics On T-Shirts And Sell Them As A Private Clothing Line? (NOV-7-2007)[PDF 11.7.07]
- What Recourse Do I Have If A Treatment I Wrote For A Television Show Was Produced Without My Authorization? (OCT-31-2007)[PDF 10.31.07]
- How Can I Market My Concepts, Ideas, and Storylines to a Production Company While Still Protecting My Work? (OCT-17-07)[PDF 10.17.07]
- Can I Sell Copyrighted E-books Without the Permission of the Author (OCT-10-07)[PDF 10.10.07]
- What Rights Would a Company Owner Have in the Sequel of a Movie? (OCT-3-07)[PDF 10.3.07]
- Can I Make Prints and Sell Them of Original Sketches Purchased from a Local Artist? (SEP-19-07)[PDF 9.19.07]
- Do I Have To Sell the Website I Created to My Former Employer? (SEP-12-07)[PDF 9.12.07]
- Can A Non-Profit Organization Use Copyrighted Material Without Permission for Educational Purposes (AUG-29-07)[PDF 8.29.07]
- What Can A Designer Do About Customer Reusing Advertisement And Changing Design? (AUG-15-07)[PDF 8.15.07]
- Art Dealer Reproducing and Selling Work Without Permission (AUG-8-07)[PDF 8.8.07]
- How Do I Find a Sample License Agreement? (AUG-1-07)[PDF 8.1.07]
- What Rights Do I Have to Photos I Took For a Client’s Brochure? (JUL-25-07)[PDF 7.25.07]
- How Can I Enforce My Copyrights in Marketing Materials I Created? (JUL-11-07)[PDF 7.11.07]
- Notice Regarding Downloading of Music (JUL-4-07)[PDF 7.4.07]
- How Should I Transfer Rights in a Book Cover Design to a Client Unable to Pay In Full for Work? (JUN-27-07)[PDF 6.27.07]
- How Do I Protect My Advertising Idea After Disclosure? (JUN-06-07)[PDF 6.6.07]
- Can a Corporation Purchase Copies of Photos & Then Use Those Photos in a For-Profit Context Without First Obtaining Permission? (MAY-30-07)[PDF 5.30.07]
- Do I Need Permission to Publish Images From a Movie Referenced In Speech? (MAY-23-07)[PDF 5.23.07]
- Is It Copyright Infringement to Copy Songs From CDs I Have Bought To A Compilation CD? (MAY-16-07)[PDF 5.16.07]
- Is It Copyright Infringement to Use an Excerpt of a Pastor’s Sermon in My Song Without Permission? (MAY-09-07)[PDF 5.9.07]
- Is a Dance Routine Learned in a Child’s Dance Class Protected by Copyright Law? (MAY-02-07)[PDF 5.2.07]
- Can a Teacher Be Found Liable for Copyright Infringement for Copying Software for Use in Her Classroom? (APR-25-07)[PDF 4.25.07]
- What Are My Rights In a Portrait I Commissioned Of My Dog? (APR-18-07)[PDF 4.18.07]
- Is the “Work for Hire” Agreement Valid and Enforceable? (APR-11-07)[PDF 4.11.07]
- Copyright Infringement: What Can I Do If A Book I Wrote Has Been Made Available In Digital Format For Free On The Internet? (APR-4-07)[PDF 4.4.07]
- Copyright Infringement: How Do I Enforce My Rights In a Screenplay I Wrote? (MAR-28-07)[PDF 3.28.07]
- Copyright Infringement: How Can I Limit Potential Liability Arising From the Work? (MAR-21-07)[PDF 3.21.07]
- Copyright Law: Who Owns Software Created by an Employee on His Own Time (MAR-14-07)[PDF 3.14.07]
- Copyright Infringement: What Recourse Exists Against a Former Employee Promoting a New Business with Work Produced as an Employee? (MAR-07-07)[PDF3.7.07]
- Copyright Law: Is It Possible to Set Up a Business Selling Copyrighted Content to Churches for Use in Sunday Worship Services? (FEB-28-07)[PDF 2.28.07]
- Copyright Law: Am I Permitted to Use the Analytical Output of a Website to Create a Separate Work? (FEB-21-07)[PDF 2.21.07]
- Copyright Infringement: What Rights Do I Have in a Label I Designed but Was Never Paid For? (FEB-14-07)[PDF 2.14.07]
- Copyright Infringement: How Can I Enforce My Rights In My Written Work? (JAN-24-07)[PDF 1.24.07]
- Does The Fair Use Doctrine Extend To Cover For-Profit Educational Uses Of Copyrighted Works? (JAN-10-07)[PDF 1.10.07]
- Is It Copyright Infringement To Post An Image On My Website That Is Owned By A Third Party? (DEC-20-07)[PDF 12.20.07]
- Ownership Of Copyright In Advertisements: If A Magazine Creates the Design For A Company’s Advertisement In That Magazine, Can The Company Re-Use The Same Advertisement In A Competing Publication? (DEC-06-06)[PDF 12.6.06]
- Copyright Law: What Protections Are Available to Protect Architectural Designs? (NOV-08-06)[PDF 11.8.06]
- Licensing of Rights In An Advertising Campaign. (OCT-04-07)[PDF 10.4.07]
- Legal Rights to Demand Removal of Artwork From Third Party Site. (SEP-13-06)[PDF 9.13.06]
- Is My Company Potentially Liable For the Copyright Infringement Of A Third Party? (SEP-06-06)[PDF 9.06.06]
- Fair Use: To What Extent Does This Exception Permit Individuals to Reproduce a Book For Private Use?(AUG-30-06)[PDF 8.30.06]
- Is Our Magazine Concept Protected By Intellectual Property Laws? (JUL-12-06) [PDF 7.12.06]
- Fair Use: Is It Copyright Infringement When a Church Uses Clips Of Copywritten Works Without Permission? (JUL-19-06)[PDF 7.19.06]
- Unauthorized Use Of Logo: What Recourse Is Available To The Logo Designer? (JUN-28-06)[PDF 6.28.06]
- Software Training Videos: Avoiding Copyright Infringement? (MAY-31-06)[PDF 5.31.06]
- Copyright Registrations: What Is The Process? (MAY-17-06)[PDF 5.17.06]
- Who Owns The Copyrights In Commissioned Artwork? (APR-26-06)[PDF 4.26.06]
- Intellectual Property Rights In My Magazine Column Idea? (APR-12-06)[PDF 4.12.06]
- Copyright Protection Of Websites (MAR-15-06)[PDF 3.15.06]
- Copyright Ownership Issue: Who Owns The Rights In A Software Program? (MAR-15-06)[PDF 3.15.06]
- Work For Hire: When A Company Hires A Software Developer And Then Goes Out Of Business, Who Owns The Software? (MAR-08-06)[PDF 3.8.06]
- When Is It Okay To Appropriate Information From Someone Else’s Website For Use On Your Website? (FEB-22-06)[PDF 2.22.06]
- Does a Purchase Allow for Reuse Of The Images? (FEB-15-06)[PDF 2.15.06]
- How Can I Enforce My Copyright In A Poem? (JAN-25-06)[PDF 1.25.06]
- Can Software Licensed To A Single Computer Be Installed To A Net[PDF 1.25.06]work? (DEC-21-05)[PDF 12.21.05]
- Who Owns The Intellectual Property Rights In Choreographed Routines? (DEC-14-05)[PDF 12.14.05]
- Can The Listing Of Items in An Auction Be Copyrighted? (NOV-30-05)[PDF 11.30.05]
- What Can I Do To Protect Script Submissions? (OCT-19-05)[PDF 10.19.05]
- Work for Hire: How to Protect Intellectual Property Rights in Works Created by Contractors. (OCT-12-05)[PDF 10.12.05]
- Is An Online Form Covered By Copyright? (SEP-21-05)[PDF 9.21.05]
- Copyright Infringement Claim: How to Select a Lawyer. (SEP-14-05)[PDF 9.14.05]
Trademark Q & A
- How Do I File a Trademark or Copyright an Advertising Campaign? (JAN-9-08)
- What is the Process for Copyright and Trademark Registration? ( NOV-28-2007)[PDF 11.28.07]
- Who Owns the Domain of a Hosted Website?(JUL-18-07)[PDF 7.18.07]
- How Do I Develop A Product that Would Be Branded With The NFL Logo? (JUN-20-07)[PDF 6.20.07]
- Will I Infringe Playboy’s Trademark If I Use Their Logo Without Permission? (DEC-27-07)[PDF 12.27.07]
- Trademark Infringement: Did I Infringe When I Sold An E-book With A Similar Title To A Published Book? (NOV-29-06)[PDF 11.29.06]
- Trademark Infringement: Is It Infringement If A Detergent/Softener Is Named After The Name Of A Previously Registered Compact Disk? (NOV-15-06)[PDF 4.15.06]
- Trademark Prosecution: How Do You Register a Trademark? (OCT-11-06)[PDF 10.11.06]
- Can You Trademark a Band Name That Has Been Used In Commerce? (SEP-20-06)[PDF 09.20.06]
- If My Business Name Is Similar To An Existing Business, Could This Be Trademark Infringement? (AUG-23-06)[PDF 8.23.06]
- Trademark Infringement: “Likelihood Of Confusion” (JUL-26-06)[PDF 7.26.06]
- Trademark Prosecution: How to Register a Trademark (MAY-24-06)[PDF 5.24.06]
- Is It Legal to Own a Website Domain That Contains The Name of Another Business? (APR-19-06)[PDF 4.19.06]
Patent Q & A
- How Do I Make Money Off My Idea To Reconfigure and Combine Two Patents To Make A Third Product? (OCT-24-2007)[PDF 10.24.07]
- Do I Have the Right to Refuse to Assign the Patent Rights? (AUG-22-07)[PDF 8.22.07]
- Patent Rights: How to Get a Patent On Medication (JAN-01-07)[PDF 1.1.07]
- Marketing Strategy: How Do I Protect My Idea? (DEC-13-06)[PDF 1.13.06]
- What Are The Rights of an Inventor in Patents Awarded as an Employee? (AUG-16-06)[PDF 8.16.06]
- How to Defend Claim Of Infringement On A Design Patent (JUN-21-06)[PDF 6.21.06]
- Can I Hire An Attorney On A Contingency Basis To Enforce My Patent? (MAR-01-06)[PDF 3.1.06]
- Do the Intellectual Property Rights Belong To Me Or My Employer? (NOV-16-05)[PDF 11.16.05]
Miscellaneous Q & A
- Can You Enforce Rights in an Idea That Was Stolen From You? (DEC-19-2007)[PDF 12.19.07]
- Using Non-Competes to Protect A Company’s Investment (JUN-13-07)[PDF 6.13.07]
- Confidential Information: How Do I Protect My Idea? (FEB-07-07)[PDF 2.7.07]
- Non-Compete Agreement in Software Industry: Is It Binding After a Lay-off? (NOV-22-06)[PDF 11.22.06]
- Classification and Protection of Intellectual Property (OCT-25-06)[PDF 10.25.06]
- Initial Consultations: What Should You Bring? (AUG-02-06)[PDF 8.2.06]
- What Constitutes “Intellectual Property”? (MAY-10-06)[PDF 5.10.06]
- Unauthorized Use Of Confidential Information (MAY-03-06)[PDF 5.3.06]
- Is The Licensor Entitled to Sales on Products Sold By Licensee Outside theTerritory? (JAN-18-06)[PDF 1.18.06]
