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When it comes to intellectual property, what is a company's "invention" and what is public domain/something everyone uses?

Obvously, if something is protected by a patent or copyright, it is the company's and you cannot use it. Otherwise, if it is confidential or proprietary information--like a list of customers; the ingr

SJZ, Member, New York Bar answered 8 days ago

What to do if I bought furniture a convertable sofa and it broke 1 month after?

If there is a warranty (or other guaranty), you can enforce the terms of the warranty. You have to try to work through the warranty in this case, and give them a chance to make repairs. If there is n

SJZ, Member, New York Bar answered 18 days ago

If I am in the process of copyrighting my cookbook, can I copyright it as a whole or should I copyright each recipe?

You should speak with an attorney on this matter.  It is my understanding that the US Copyright Office has an entire page on recipes and what is and is not copyrightable.  The basic ingredie

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar answered 27 days ago

What to do about a fraudulent car lease?

You may not be able to return it. You say the credit application was typed out with "fraudulent" information--but if you saw the information and signed or otherwise approved its use, then it was not l

SJZ, Member, New York Bar answered 1 month ago

What to do if I have 2 contracts that I signed with a record label over 7 years ago that I never received compensation for?

As a starting point, you would want to send them a formal, written request for payment per the provisions of the contract.  If they refuse the payment, then you may have to file a breach of contr

B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar answered 1 month ago

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