Potential Trademark Issue

As much as you'd like a definitive answer, this is not a question that lends itself to one. Based on the facts as you present them, it does seem...

Are variations or nicknames of Pro Sport Teams protected under trademark law?

Unfortunately your examples do no justice to your question because in fact in both of them you ARE using the team's trademarks. It seems as though...

Reusing?

Probably trademark infringement, unless you can invoke 1st Amendment by recasting your product into "art" (then still at best it's uncertain). Not...

You have stumbled upon one of the most confusing areas of "IP" law. While it is true that some courts have held that under New York law, Marilyn...

Way too fact specific for any attorney to be able to give any advice whatsoever.

My daughter has a website that uses a unique word for a hobby. We got email from guy says word is trademarked do we need tostop

Assuming as you say "no confusion" and "totally unrelated" (like say, pizza and tires) then unless his trademark is famous you have done nothing...

Can LLC with the same name as my url name and was purchased after my url, has the right to force me to turn over my url name?

No, unless you use it in a way that causes confusion with their name (assuming they use the name openly such that it is a trade name). I am...

DMCA compyright infringement notice

The DMCA is a law that is supposed to insulate online service providers such as search engines and ISPs from claims of copyright infringement due...

Trademark

The USPTO only searches the USPTO trademark database so any trademarks that exist only in the UK are completely irrelevant to your right to...

I would like to trademark a new business name. what would be my first step and the best way to get this done?

The best way is by applying for a trademark registration. To do that you must have a plan to use it in a way that constitutes either a service...