Can I, a NY citizen, serve/sue an Australian citizen in Australia ?

Generally, a trademark identifies a source of goods/services, and generally, a band name may be a trademark. If your band provides...

I like the word yodamojo? and registered it as a domain. will I be sued by star wars franchise?

Yoda, appears to be, at least, a U.S. registered trademark for a number of classes, owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. The fictional character Yoda, may...

Can I Sell a Clothing Component -Zippers-That Have a Major Sports Brand Logo On Them?

Generally, if you buy an authentic used product, and do not alter it, then under the first sale doctrine you should be able to sell the same used...

Generally, if you make a new product from an old product, and keep the old trademark, there may be a trademark infringement issue because a...

We have a sign out front of our service center that states we service all makes and models of cars

Use of names of car manufacturers to indicate that you service them may be OK, depending exactly on what the advertising is, but generally you...

Royalty split dispute with Executive producer

Generally, the author for a sound recording may be a performer and a producer that captured and/or processed sounds. See:...

Can I trace an image I found online?

Copyright includes at least the exclusive rights to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies, and to prepare derivative works based on the...

Am i protected under an existing copyright if i release a newer version of the same original work?

You should have, at least, a written agreement with the new illustrator to make sure all intellectual property rights to the new illustrations will...

Generally, depending on the particular scientist, and depending on state law, you may be violating their right of publicity, which may survive...

Depending on what the art work is and where it is left, there may be, at least, various state, local, and/or federal law concerns, and you should...