Can a heart-shaped, handstamped with custom text item be copyrighted? Seems other etsy seller may not have solid grounds 4 claim

A proper analysis needs to be done. This sounds like more of a patent matter perhaps a design patent, but nothing is clear here. Before you...

Generally, yes. Your use of the content within a portfolio for the purposes of merely commenting on that work namely to show prospective clients...

Shoud I devulge my invention idea?

As a basic starting point, I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in private and discuss all your objectives in more detail this way everything...

Can I copy write a creative slogan for use on t shirts, mugs, calendars,etc? Do I need to?

Only if you intend to use this saying as a tagline or slogan (e.g., "I'm Lovin It" or "Just Do It") where it serves as a source identifier would...

Any retail store would be foolish to accept returns for a DVD unless perhaps the complaint is that is faulty. This is common sense because one can...

Legal liability of supplement manufacturers?

Any time you are in the line of distribution and there is a death involved a law suit is possible. Whether the maker has any legal liability here...

As noted, it would depend on the subject of that book. If, for example, the book was about the candy industry or about Gummy Bears, etc. then they...

I need a lawyer with free consultation for copyright infringement ?

It would have to be analyzed. Anyone is free to write a similar book. What they cannot do is write something that would be "substantial similar" so...

You didn't note what business you are in exactly? Are you both selling an ice cream product? Before you invest in any trademark make sure you...

How do I go about contacting a company about using that company's product as part of my own?

This depends. Merely incorporating another's product into your own will not in most cases require any permission and in such a case you would be...