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What counts as word mark (or trade mark) violation? [closed]
I'm trying to create my own website, and on the landing page, I'm planning to have the words:
Your Content Matters.
Whether it be blog posts, how-tos, buying guides, or more, I’m always here to make ...
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Am I allowed to use the term "facebook" as a keyword in the <head> section of my website?
I am planning to build a Facebook-related webapp. Judging from Quora: Can I use Facebook word in my domain? and the list of WIPO cases of domains containing "facebook" I'm not allowed to use ...
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What IPs does my personal coding project have?
Hi I am a software engineering student, say I code a random personal program and upload it as a website. And I make the code closed-source. What IPs/trademarks/copyrights do I automatically have? I ...
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Website cloning is legal?
Is using CSS, Javascript, HTML, or images from other websites on our website illegal because the contents may involve trademark or copyrighted assets?
I am using lot of partial or full content from ...
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copyright, trademark and patent
Can someone trademark a logo that is well established because it is on a company website and the company did not trademark it? Can someone patent your logo if you did not patent it? Or are all the ...
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Can I display university logos on my website under "Used by students and faculty from" [duplicate]
I have a website mostly used by students and university faculty, and I'd like to display those universities' logos on my website.
Examples are: Yale, NYU, UCONN, University of Dallas, University of ...
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Am I allowed to mention trademarks in my free app?
Suppose that someone develops and distributes a free app, which will be published in the Google Play Store. The application is meant to be some sort of a drinking game / truth-or-dare game, which ...
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Can I use logos of brands, companies and/or services in a website for linking to my content on those services?
Specifically, can I use the youtube logo on my website as a button to link to a video on youtube that I made?
What if I trace the logo, and/or change it a little to fit with the general theme of the ...
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Can I edit a (copyrighted) logo to use for my website?
I've made a website that notifies users when an item on another site (lets call it source site) is on special (the source site does have this feature, but it doesn't work well).
For the logo for my ...
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Using pictures with logos in portfolio [closed]
My company (a construction company) has done a lot of work with large chains, such as retail stores and restaurants. I would like to display pictures of some of these stores on the company portfolio ...
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Why can Domain Registrars sell trademarked Domains?
For example, as of writing this, Vanillacoke.org is available for purchase. There would be nothing to stop me from buying this and Godaddy or whichever Registrar profiting from it. Why are domain ...
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Can choosing a username with corporate terms be a violation of the law?
I recently answered this excellent question on the Software Recommendations SE: Method/Software to rename multiple files in ascending numerical order regardless of file type?
I just noticed the ...
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Same name in social networks, same product, different country, changed it as soon as it came to my knowledge, untangible goods
I started a business reading tarot online, using a Facebook and Instagram page. My attempt was to do this bilingually. At the time I started it I didn't know there was another woman in another country ...
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Same domain name as an old site
A few years ago I was looking for a domain name to use for my website. After trying a couple hundred names I eventually found one that wasn't taken. I did a quick google to make sure the name wasn't ...
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EDIT: Prevent copy right/trademark infringement by not using company logo, but
I want to prevent copy right infringement and therefore I don't use logos or fonts of companies on a site where I want to list them.
So it came to my mind to just use a standard open source font and ...
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