What are the trademark rules for using a foreign company's name in a public work protesting their practices?

You may be protected under the first amendment if you state truthful matters about a company, depending on the facts, and use their trademark to...

Generally speaking you would want to have a written agreement with the artist, to make sure that all rights, including copyrights to the character...

Have I violated copyright law if I used a google image that was labeled for reuse?

You should discuss this with an intellectual property attorney in a private consultation. An attorney may be able to determine if the claim is...

If you have a dating website and it caters to a certain age demographic how can we protect it from others doing the samething?

You can possibly have a trademark search done and/or file a trademark application for a name, however, generally it may not be possible to prevent...

If you create a Disney themed party, without getting permission from Disney, then you may be sued for copyright and/or trademark infringement. ...

Do I have a strong case to claim fair use?

This does not appear on the surface to be a fair use. To mitigate possible damages, it would be better to take the song out of your video. ...

Can I legally protect or copyright an idea for a potential new product or Invention that I have thought of from being stolen?

It can be difficult to get a patent related to a computer software related application, because the USPTO may consider your invention to be too...

When you paid for the design, did you have a written agreement to transfer all rights, including copyrights to you? Were the copyrights...

Is my company liable if it takes another brand's product, and cosmetically changes it - and then gives it away as a promotion?

Assuming you have the original logo on it and also add your own logo there is a trademark infringement concern because someone might think that...

Can I use a domain https://www.bikeshoe.com/? the domain https://www.bikeshoes.com/ is registered (c) - shoe vs shoes

If the owner of www.bikeshoes.com has a U.S. registered trademark of, let's say "bikeshoes" which is used as an indicator of source for selling the...