Presidents are not in any kind of special category when it comes to right of publicity law. Certain PHOTOS may have historical value (Nixon...

I have a product that fits onto another specific existing product. Can I mention that products name that it fits onto .

Absolutely you can

HOW CAN I NAME A PRODUCT AND IT BE.....

Kudos to all the attorneys who took a stab at this one!

You can do it IF the image is considered "transformative" (this may be a California special, I am not certain to what extent other states have...

Can I use the same company name here in the States as a foreign company name?

The "black letter law" on this is that if a foreign business with foreign trademarks does no business in the U.S. you can "steal" their trademark...

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One of my tool designs which I have registered is copied and produced. I have a registration with a company 2 years ago.

I think you must clarify your question if you expect good answers. Here are some questions that I would ask you. What is being registered in...

I don't think this logo comes close enough to the Juraissac Park logo to even raise the "parody" question. So the bad news is in my humble...

Is it legal if I take a picture of a patented/copyrighted product and post it my website (commercially because I have ads)?

In the U.S. this is absolutely not illegal under any law. I have to believe that the same holds true in Ireland.

Can my business partner legally copyright the book that we equally collaborated on and created a business with?

If you both contributed to the book and intended that your contribution be merged (which seems a logical assumption here), then the copyright is...

Do I need to obtain permission to parody iconic photographs or paintings?

If there is copyright in the underlying work, you need permission. this is not parody. Parody is when you "make fun of" (i.e. make some kind of...