Recently Asked Questions - Copyright vs. Trademark

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How do I get permission to quote Tupac’s A

How do I get permission to quote Tupac’s A

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 1/13/2023
How do I get permission to quote Tupac’s A rose that grew in concrete?
I am wanting to use my name for my new company, but another company is using it for a product, can I use it still if it

I am wanting to use my name for my new company, but another company is using it for a product, can I use it still if it's a different service?

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 8/4/2022
I am wanting to use SaBro for my Social Media Marketing. I just learned of a beer company that is using Sabro, without the capital B, as the trademarked name for their Hops. Am I able to still use this as it is entirely different market and there is a slight difference with the capitalization?
Hi, I received Patent Infringement Claim on one of my product. The seller provided his patent number and amazon suspended my one of my child listing.

Hi, I received Patent Infringement Claim on one of my product. The seller provided his patent number and amazon suspended my one of my child listing.

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 12/1/2021
I need help with appealing my child listing + I wanna make my own patent for not having any issues in the future and save my product.
Infringment or not?

Infringment or not?

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 1/5/2018
I have a registered trademark..let's say it is "bagelman"..I have had this for a few years now. Recently I discovered another company is using the name "thebagelman". We even use on our website and advertising a catch phrase and they have almost copied this to the word. We only have TM on phrase. Is this person infringing? Can and should I go after them?
Can a company take another entity

Can a company take another entity's copyright slogan and TRADEMARK it?

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 3/3/2017
I am a cartoonist who puts his toons on products at print-on-demand sites such as Zazzle. One of the designs I did in 2009 featured an original cartoon of a heart pumping iron with a dumbell and a slogan, "Get Fit - Stay Fit!" (https://www.zazzle.com/motivational_heart_fitness_cartoon_gym_poster-228667178814789182) I added a copyright symbol and my name as part of the design. Today, I found that a company in Canada (http://cordarofit.com/) is using the same phrase together with their company ...
ELEGIANT

ELEGIANT

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 8/31/2016
Could you please help me search out whether ELEGIANT is registered in United Kingdom?
What does trademark "Carebol "status "RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER" mean?

What does trademark "Carebol "status "RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER" mean?

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 6/29/2016
What does trademark "Carebol "status "RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER" mean? What further information we need to submit? What should we do now? Is this status normal? How long we will wait for the next status?
trademark process

trademark process

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 1/27/2016
is there anything I can do to stop someone who filed for a trademark that is the same as a tagline I've used since 2010? filing was 10/15
I want to protect some images I designed. Should I trademark it or copyright it?

I want to protect some images I designed. Should I trademark it or copyright it?

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 10/17/2015
I want to protect some images I designed. Should I trademark it or copyright it?
Use of fruit crate label from 1940s "blushing melons"

Use of fruit crate label from 1940s "blushing melons"

In Copyright vs. Trademark    -  updated on 10/9/2015
I would like to use the old fruit crate design "blushing melons" for our band. This label appears all over the Internet. eBay sells magnets, t-shirt company sells shirts. I just want to copy the label to make a sign. What do I have to do? The production team says I can't copy anything off the internet unless I have permission. I have spent hours looking for f.h. Hogue company way back in 1940. I have contacted fruit crate label companies. No one has an answer but everyone is using it. What do...