Trademarks

Whether there is anything you can do about this depends on whether their use of the trademark actually infringes on yours. For example, no one is...

Confused about what phrases can be copyrighted.

As noted, this confuses copyright with trademark. You can't copyright single words or short phrases because there is not sufficient creative...

If I own a trademark word can a domain seller sell my .com?

If for example they had the domain since before you started using the trademark then there is no doubt that they can ask for whatever they want for...

Presumably, these marks could be used in that they do not at first blush appear to be merely descriptive or generic but you do need to make sure it...

An LLC will in most cases be the better alternative for a pre-money closely held start-up venture. There are a lot of considerations however and in...

If I own a URL is the phrase my intellectual property?

This is really a trademark question and in order to answer we would need to parse out all the specific details. You may have acquired common law...

Do I need permission from an artist to slightly change the words of a phrase in their song and sell it on a t-shirt?

It depends. I see this as more of a using quotes kind of situation, but I would get some specific advice before jumping in. If you are for example...

You received some good responses. Presumably this material is in the public domain if published prior to 1923. But as noted, there might still be...

Will I get in trouble if I sell sewing instructions for customers to create quilted images of licensed characters or symbols?

Possibly. Your activity could be seen as contributory infringement, which might allow them to hold you accountable under some secondary or...

Of course you need a license. What you describe can easily be considered both copyright and likely trademark infringement. You cannot present a...