How close can someone's business logo be to yours, if they have the same type of business and your logo was designed first?

If she copied it from you, you may be able to sue for copyright infringement. You need to, at least, file for copyright registration in order...

Do you have a copyright registration for the photograph? You should file for a copyright registration, if possible, if you have not done so...

Registering new LLC and website similar to one used in another country?

If this Australian company does business in the U.S. there may be trademark infringement concerns. You should discuss with an intellectual...

Is it okay to use an altered university name for commercial purposes?

If you sell t-shirts that "closely resemble" college t-shirts, you may be sued, at least for copyright and trademark infringement. You should...

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A TM challenge has been made but no paperwork has been served yet. Date is coming up on the TTABVUE site though. What to do?

Assuming this involves a petition to cancel: "37 CFR § 2.113 Notification of cancellation proceeding. (a) When a petition for...

If you were selling your product prior to the priority filing date of the patent application, it is possible that this may invalidate one or more...

Does using “Spy Academy” as the title of a website count if there is a trademark registered called “The Spy Academy” ?

It may depend, at least on what your web site is for. There appear to be, at least, two U.S. registered trademarks for "The Spy Academy" to two...

Do I need to register a DBA name so I can refer to my company without saying LLC?

Generally a trademark identifies source of goods/services, and a trademark has an owner. So for example, RESTLESS STREETWEAR may be your...

Generally, someone can have common law trademark rights, without having a registration. In addition, an intent to use, US trademark...

Its possible you may be able to use generic football terms regarding a possible promotion, however, you should have an attorney licensed in Florida...