Laura Winston, Principal and Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Offit Kurman, answers your questions on common trademark and copyright issues Etsy sellers face.
Note: This is not legal advice. Please review your own situation with professionals.
Questions covered:
How do I search on the USPTO web site and understand the results?
Is the word FRIENDSGIVING trademarked?
Can I use a song title on a t shirt or baby shower bundle of products?
What about song lyrics?
How about an illustration of a famous pop star?
Is parody on a song title allowed? What about a t-shirt that says “In my Swiftie era”?
Trivia games – can you use the names of songs? Artists? Candies?
Can you use a picture of a candy to show how a printable works with that candy?
Can you sell reproductions of vintage art?
Let’s talk about Winnie the Pooh. Can I use this image in my product?
Can I copyright my printable?
What if something is trademarked in one country and I live in a different country?
Someone copied my printable…but it doesn’t look like it exactly…what do I do?
Should I be using legal templates that I can purchase on the internet?
How can I be sure an artwork is in the public domain?
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