Would I get in trouble if I named a women's accessories company "Banks McQueen"? My concern is the name "McQueen".

Generally, copyrights do not relate to use of a single word or short phrase by itself, although it may be possible for use of a short phrase to...

Is it considered trademark infringement if I register a domain name that contains "possible" trademark words?

Generally, there may be a concern, in the above examples, that you may be, at least, violating the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,...

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

As an example, there appear to be a number of U.S. trademark registrations for "Snow White" for a number of different entities, for a number of...

There may be, at least, violation of right of publicity of individuals in the restaurant, invasion of privacy issues, defamation issues, and the...

Generally, if you have a new version of your own original song whose copyright was registered in 2016, you may want to file a new copyright...

Regarding resell of a modified product. Isn't there a rule stating "you bought it you own it" therefore you can resell it.

Generally, if you modify a product and keep the original trademark on it, and sell the modified product, you may be sued for trademark...

I feel the denial by the USPTO for Crispy Cravens was superfluous.

Generally, if you received a refusal from the USPTO regarding a trademark application, you may want to respond and/or appeal, depending on all of...

There are, at least, many U.S. trademark registrations, related to Jeep, and if you sell various products/services using Jeep you may be sued for...

Can I defend myself against a copyright takedown on youtube?

You may argue fair use, however, that may not stop the creators of the program from suing you for copyright infringement; however, you should...