If I have a tagline that I want no one else to be able to use, is that consider copyrighting or trademarking?

This tagline or slogan is considered a standard character text trademark. Before you invest in any trademark make sure you get some legal...

Copyright infringement Cease and Desist Letter. Should I agree and sign this letter?

When you get the letter then reach out to a lawyer for some solid advice. At this point, we don't know what they are alleging. I suggest that...

You can go to a place like UpWork and have a logo made very inexpensively. It's fine to get inspiration from a place like Etsy, but you have to...

Can I advertise an accessory to an existing product referencing their trade name or trade mark in my advertisement?

Yes. You are free to use another's trademark descriptively in text to refer to that mark holder. This is called "nominative fair use" and the...

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Even if you technically remain the copyright owner in the design, this is very likely not worth anything commercially because the client received...

Can I trademark a name previously used with my business partner ?

There is no straight answer to this kind of question. The default is that the trademark was an asset of the business unless otherwise agreed to....

As you seem to be aware, there is a copyright infringement issue here assuming the image has sufficient creative elements as to be covered under...

Hi! I have a question for a business or copyright lawyer.

You are asking a question that really can't be answered here. We would need to understand exactly what you are using and how. As noted, it is very...

At the same time, yes. But you will in most cases place the standard character text mark (the word "McDonalds") on its own application and the...

Can I register for a name taken in the same class if it is in different business fields?

That's possible, but if in the same class it is very likely you might get an office action rejection for being confusingly similar. In some cases,...