My photograph was taken during a conference and used without my consent in 2013.

You may have an action for violation of your right of publicity, for commercial use of your image. You should discuss with an intellectual...

How to properly negotiate master licensing with over seas vendors

You should consult in private with an intellectual property attorney licensed in Illinois, who hopefully can prepare appropriate contractual...

What if my nickname sounded like a companies name but it does not relate to the company what so ever?

Copyright generally does not cover a single word, at least by itself, although use of a single word may be copyright infringement of a larger work....

Trademark law does "first use" apply after owner passes away?

Generally, assignment of trademark rights would need to include the assignment of good will associated with the trademark and related business....

The may be able to sue for trademark infringement, depending on all of the facts. You should discuss this matter immediately with an...

I wanted to know if I can sell canvases with monopoly man, ferrari cars and etc printed online?

There are copyright infringement and trademark infringement concerns, however, you may make fair use, deminimis use, and first amendment arguments...

If you use college logos having a pictorial element, without permission, you may be liable for copyright infringement as well as trademark...

With a small budget, would it be smarter to apply for a trademark with the USPTO since a comprehensive search isn't guaranteed?

Generally, someone may have, at least, common law trademark rights, without a trademark registration, a state registration without a U.S. federal...

Fraudulent use / abuse of DMCA on Etsy?

Generally, you may be able to sue someone who files a fraudulent DMCA take down notice. Generally a DMCA take down notice has certain...

There may be multiple copyrights/trademarks related to Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer, and generally one would need to analyze all of the them to...