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A trademark is a sign, logo or design of some kind that distinguishes a particular product or service (or its provider or source) from others.

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Is it legal to use a name for a company that uses part, or all, of another trademarked name ...

Read the answer to the linked question again, specifically the parts trademark protection is a matter of private civil lawsuits... …
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...will it be a copyright/trademark violation? You'll find out when Twitter threatens to sue, or does sue you. How much money do you have to defend yourself? … The court (judge or jury) will decide if your usage infringes and dilutes Twitter's business and trademark, or not. …
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Legal issues for using super hero in t-shirt design?

(from https://help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/201579195 ) and further, Redbubble has full contact information for the submission of Notice and Takedown Reports by each real trademark owner. … How much time/money does a company spend to chase down trademark infringement? Is it worth going to court for persistent violators? (These are, for the most part, civil cases, not criminal). …
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Can you legally copy curated data from a software program?

You're asking two different questions: 1) are facts copyrightable and 2) is scraping legal. US jurisdiction: Facts can't be copyrighted, but their presentation can be. A good outline that doesn't ne …
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Is it legal to use "Java" in a domain name for a website?

Update 11/16/18 Per the comments, using the term Java in an online course about the language would almost certainly draw scrutiny from Oracle. Trademarks | Legal | Oracle says this: Domain Nam …
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Can I start an online business, where i sell Rock band merchandise without the band's permis...

The reason those shops are based in China is because it's much more difficult to bring a trademark infringement lawsuit in China. …
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On what grounds can Instagram contest the use of the domain name slutsofinstagram.com?

can contest another's trademark. … But basically, in the legal world, one man's litigation bully is another man's trademark protection hero. This concerns the US. …
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Can I legally make a real mobile app based on a fictional app from a TV show?

Is it legal for me to use the name, the logo and the color scheme that appear in the TV show? How would that not be violating copyright? Read Is there a copyright on that content? and Is it leg …
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Can I publish a conceptual logo for a real company in a portfolio?

(Answer is for US jurisdiction) You're dealing more with trademark law than copyright law. A logo is a trademark, as it is the identifying service mark of a company. … A trademark must be a unique identifying mark, specifically associated with the goods or services that a company offers in commercial trade. One type of trademark includes the company logo. …
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Can you report use of product copy/likeness in video games for compensation?

Reporting the use of likeness/copy There is no central, worldwide method to "report" copyright and/or trademark infringements. … Find a lawyer willing to take on an international copyright/trademark dispute. …
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