If you show Barbie in a bad light, it is possible that you may be sued by Mattel, such as for example for product disparagement. You may be...

Can I put a city name under my logo on a t-shirt similar to what Hard Rock Cafe does?

Some cities may assert trademark rights to their name; some trademarks include city names; you should do a trademark search for a name you plan on...

If these are pictures taken of you, you may be able to stop use of these pictures based on invasion of privacy or right of publicity. You should...

I want to make plan signs using motivational quotes to sell? Can I do this if I give the person being quoted credit?

Copyright generally does not protect a single word or a very short phrase, so it may depend on how long the quotes are, in terms of whether they...

What type of lawyer should I see if someone on ebay posted a picture without my consent and the photo is watermarked.

Copyright exists from the time that a work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression. However, filing for a copyright registration is...

How can I find out if an LLC I contracted with is an actual American company or a fake name a person used to protect himself?

There may be some websites through which you can search state databases, one state at a time. There also may be some companies that will do a...

Can an artist's licensing agent share the artist's copyright such as ©artist'sname/licensingagent.com ?

Generally a copyright notice has the c in a circle symbol, the year of first publication, and the copyright owner's name. According to the US...

HHow do I get the rights to a book Iwrote back after publisher has gone out of buisiness?

It would be important to look at the agreement you had, if any, with the initial publishing company, and whether successors and/or assigns would be...

There may be actions for, at least, invasion of privacy or violation of right of publicity, if he took pictures inside of your home, including...

Theoretically, various evidence may be used to prove that one is the inventor, however, in order to secure U.S. patent rights one has to, at least,...