It is possible that you may be able to obtain U.S. trademark registration for a trademark that is already registered in the same class, if it is...

If I have a podcast an I would like to legally protect it, how would I do so?

You indicate that you "started a podcast with some friends". You should have an agreement with the friends in terms of who will own the...

Can I sell a shirt that's a play off of "the Incredibles" movie logo on it?

Copyright, generally, does not protect a word or short phrase by itself. However, you indicate that there is some king of "design" here, so...

Can i use payment gateway logos on front page

You need to check out what each of these payment methods require. For example, it appears that PayPal encourages use if its logos if used...

Can I use last names of celebrities within a digital web product?

Using the last names of celebrities, as you have suggested, would probably violate their rights of publicity, depending on state laws. You...

My Trademark is in limbo but someone is profiting from my idea

Trademarks are names, symbols etc. used to identify sources of goods/services. Trademarks do not cover ideas. If this product dealt with...

How do I share in trademark ownership with an established company?

You indicate that you are "a contracted distributor for a company". You need to show whatever contractual agreements you have with the company...

Is it legal to use a sports teams logos and name for a concept design on a blog?

You state "we do not make money off of the team's name or logo and we do not associate ourselves with them". Then why are you using the team's...

How to protect my intellectual property?

Your graphics may already be copyrighted, since copyright occurs when something having a modicum of creativity is fixed in a tangible medium of...

Can I stop Google from showing unrelated books by other authors when they display my book?

If your books are part of a series, and the name of the series is trademarked by you, and if these other people's books are confusingly similar in...