Trademark, copyright, photo use, domain names, counterfeits, trade secrets and right-of-publicity letters, and what each one needs to prove. These 9 guides are checked against official California and federal sources.
Intellectual Property
A map of copyright, trademark, trade dress, patent and trade secret claims, what each letter must show, and when a marketplace report fits better.
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Intellectual Property
When a business puts your face, name or voice in an ad without consent: what Civil Code 3344 allows and how a removal letter works.
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Intellectual Property
Who owns the work, how registration timing caps what you can recover, fair use, and whether to demand a license fee or a takedown.
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Intellectual Property
What makes goods legally counterfeit, the federal and California remedies, and how to find and write to the seller.
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Intellectual Property
Check the patent's owner, status and claims, keep your records, and answer in writing without conceding anything you have not verified.
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Intellectual Property
Bad-faith signs, UDRP versus a federal lawsuit, what California law adds, and a demand letter asking for the domain back.
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Intellectual Property
What counts as a trade secret, what California will not let you stop, and how a cease and desist and preservation letter works.
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Intellectual Property
What gives you trademark rights, how courts in California weigh confusion, what a letter can fairly demand, and the risk of being sued first.
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Intellectual Property
For photographers and businesses: proving authorship, choosing a license fee or removal, the registration rules for damages, and host notices.
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