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...

Will I be able to trademark my artist alias if it sounds like a charcter from a movie/company

This all greatly depends. For example, we are not confused as between Delta Airlines versus Delta faucets, but I could not name my new tech...

Can I use a YouTube screenshot image of a figure skater competing for my blog/website?

You have both copyright and publicity rights issues here. You should license a image from an image bank like Getty or iStock Photo. There are also...

Can I put 'as seen on' Forbes, AOL Finance, Huff Post on my website after I've been quoted there?

Of course you can say "as seen on..." just like you did right here when you asked your question. You are free to use another's trademark...

How do I protect my intellectual property here?

You have a patent issue as well as a trademark issue. Regards to the patent, you will simply have to get that analyzed and figure out first whether...

Can I sell instructional materials that include published articles in them?

Well, you can't just copy and sell someone else's content. You could point to it like in a hyperlink or you could reference the material, but you...

Someone is stealing my publications, what can I do?

The test for copyright infringement is called "substantial similarity." Generally, quotes are fine because they are a small portion of a much...

You need a legal opinion that can only be rendered after an IP lawyer understands all the facts and details. If the puppets are branded and...

I want to file a trademark for the word "EasyDrive" but there is already a trademark for it.

This is not a place to come to get specific trademark clearance advice. You need to have a proper search done. We need to understand the goods and...

If an employee at a competitors company buys a product and says it is for personal use is this a legally binding agreement?

There really is no legal issue here. They are free to buy your product for whatever purpose they want and they are also free to change their minds....