Alternate Characters in Trademarked Name

The answer is maybe. It depends on if doing so would cause any market confusion. For example, we are not confused as between Delta Airlines versus...

Unless there are elements of false association or other trademark infringement, I don't think you have any standing under the Lanham Act. And if...

There is an easy way to consider these issues. If we showed the finished product to say 100 people in the Boston area, would it without any other...

Rental books business

You received some good responses. As noted, there is nothing unlawful about renting books that you purchased legally. I would use caution regards...

What to do if someone trademarks your companies logo that they don't have the rights to use.

This could be a trademark infringement, copyright infringement or perhaps both. Without all the nitty-gritty details there is nothing we can offer...

How to get pageant owners to stop using our 15 years old pictures on Facebook and future advertisement?

My colleagues already adequately addressed the relevant CA code regards to publicity and privacy rights violations. Based on your facts alone you...

My colleague got to the heart of the matter, which is that any license you acquire is intended for personal use not for the commercial use of their...

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I would like to file a trademark application for the term mentoring group

If in fact the service you provide under this moniker is a "mentoring group" then this is not a trademark, but rather just a generic description of...

COPYRIGHT? "fair use"? help!

It would not really be a fair use of that music, but it is also not the kind of thing that you will get sued over. My colleague suggests that YT...

Can I use pictures of the golf courses that I have worked for in the past?

I don't think I see the issues here that my colleagues see. If you are using your own pictures then copyright law would not be relevant and the...