[Jewelry making - Article 00462] - Re: [Orchid] Superman Ring

[James White]

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>         A relative has asked me to make them a Superman ring.  The
>     first question I have pertains to copyright, is it legal for me to
>     do so? 

    Essentially no, it is not legal under either trademark or copyright
    law UNLESS you get written permission from the owners of those
    rights---which you can do. My guess is you can dig up the info and
    for a mere 7 or 8% of the retail value of the piece(s) buy the right
    to make 1 or more copies with Superman. Particularly for trademark
    rights they may also have to approve your final product before you
    can sell or give it away too. 

>         Could I make more than one of these and sell them, is this a
>     symbol that is in public domain. 

    What research have you done to prove the symbol is in the public
    domain? None whatsoever I suspect. The courts will look pretty dimly
    at your wishful thinking. Searching the USPTO Trademark database (at
    www.uspto.gov) turned up 63 trademarks (both live and dead) for
    "superman." There likely are others for his symbol so do your
    homework.

James E. White
Inventor, Marketer, and Author of "Will It Sell? How to Determine If
Your Invention Is Profitably Marketable (Before Wasting Money on a
Patent)"  Info Sites:   www.willitsell.com    www.inventorhome.com,
www.idearights.com www.taletyano.com www.booksforinventors.com

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