I have started a new company. Do I need to trademark my brand and get a trademark lawyer?

Before you invest in any trademark make sure you get some legal guidance upfront. It is of course best practice to clear it before you start using...

You are free to resell any lawfully purchased item and you are not required to purchase from an authorized source, but doing so ensures the best...

A consulting process, very likely not and even if so, it would not be a smart use of your money. You can develope a trade secret program and I'm...

Can another company sell tshirts with my trademarked logo?

It may very be a copyright infringement and possibly a trademark infringement, but the devil is in the details. Before you take any action, I...

I have an idea that I'm looking to have built and patented, what's the best way to approach this?

Before you do anything, get some proper advice so all of this can be explained to you in detail and you will get the benefit of a roadmap. I...

Can an organization legally deny use of its name by concerned group representing similar adversely affected members?

As noted, it sounds like straight up trademark infringement, but there is not way to asnwer in the hypothetical. Before you take any action, I...

Should I pursue some sort of legal compensation against this business?

How did you buy the product? Did you use a credit card? Paypal? Check with the bank and see if they can help.

What are the laws when it comes to business names?

What you are really speaking to is the trademark. The fact that you used the name a long time ago in this case means nothing. If however you had...

How can we protect a basic design idea until design is complete and ready to market??

Apart from the obvious, which is to limit who sees it, the design presumbaly will be covered under copyright. Any creative expression will be...

Will using words in different order be considered as trademark infringement?

This is all very confused. The DMCA has nothing to do with trademarks. It literally stands for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Further, if...