How do I purchase rights to use Fred from Hana Barberra as the theme of my small business named Fred?

Here is a link which may be helpful regarding potential licensing: https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/services/clip-and-still-licensing You...

Do I have a case?!

There may be arguments of, at least, violation of right of publicity or violation of right of privacy. You should discuss with an intellectual...

Is it legally acceptable to merge two items that were purchased online to create a new item intended for resale?

You may, at least, be liable for trademark infringement, because you may be associating a trademark of someone else with a new product without the...

Can I legally publish Graphs comparing the rankings of Companies provided by the three biggest Publishers of "proprietary" data?

Generally, there may be arguments of at least, fair use, deminimis use, and/or first amendment arguments, but those arguments may or may not...

I'm writing a comical book on the NFL

NFL is at least a U.S. registered trademark for many goods/services in many classes, and is arguably a famous trademark, and you may be sued for...

I want to compile some quotes from modern authors.

A quote may be protected by copyright. Very short quotes are typically not protected by copyright, although using a short quote from a larger...

You should not be putting a description of your potentially patentable invention on a public forum like this. It is important to keep your...

Can I sue Facebook for copyright and trade mark of my name?

Copyright generally does not cover a short name or short phrase, at least by itself, although use of a short phrase may be copyright infringement...

When it comes to a design patent does the context of what the product is matter?

Generally, a single prior art reference in a non analogous art may anticipate and prevent someone from getting a design patent in another...

Generally, you should not use trademarked college logos without permission of the trademark owners to avoid trademark infringement and/or trademark...