Can I start a restaurant using the same color scheme as a competitor chain restaurant?

What you are describing is called trade dress and sure this could be a problem if you cause market confusion. So if I decked out my new restaurant...

What's in a pen-name (for business use, and for book authorship)?

If the name is used to identify the source of a good or service like consulting services then it is a trademark. I will offer some helpful general...

Can I add this words to my brochure?

You received some good insights. I agree with the others. I think using "San Francisco Medicare Therapists" may give the impression that you are in...

Yes, of course. You cannot present any false association, sponsorship, endorsement or other affiliation with Disney or any other enterprise. So how...

Can I give people access to something legally?

If the content infringes offering it for free doesn't help you. If you keep running into problem, Before you invest in any trademark make sure...

Is this legal?

If you think it is a real problem you can certainly complain to Esty. They deal with these things all the time. If you think it rises to the...

Not likely, this is because we respect common law trademark rights meaning whoever first used the mark in commerce can claim rights to the scope of...

If you were the first to use it within your market area then you likely have garnered what we call common law rights to the name. The fact that...

Hi, I have a trademark without a logo and now I want to trademark the logo. What is the procedure to do this?

It's a new application. Even if you filed at the same time as the text you would usually place an image trademark (logo) on its own application if...

What laws cover towels? Are they general or privatized?

Once someone purchases the item the patent rights if they existed at all are extinguished. This is because you bought the product you didn't make...