What is law re: writing about a college in a fictional book or script?

You are free to write about anything or anyone you want. When you choose to write about real people or real entities the onus is on you to be sure...

As you can tell from the other responses, it is not that straight forward and kind of depends. As I see it, if you as an artist wanted to create a...

What rights do I need to have in order to create a Disney playground or a Disney inspired attraction?

"Inspired" is the operative word here. Do you mean you would use Disney themed characters and trademarks? Is yes, then this is not going to happen....

Can I legally sell boots that have been creatively re-made from second-hand boots with someone else's logo?

I do not agree that the answer is as straight forward as my colleague suggested. There is a lot of grey area involved with these kinds of cases....

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Which business has rights to a name? The first business to use the name or the first business to trademark it?

The USPTO does not actually convey trademark rights, they merely register trademarks that were already being used. So anyone that was actually in...

What should I do next? Do I reach out to a patent attorney first and if so, what is the best way to find one?

Just know that a patent is not a requirement and ultimately they protect the HOW not the WHAT. So you need a concrete invention not just a concept...

Can the holder of the plural version of my domain dispute it if he is not making use of it?

It depends on whether the use of his domain is also serving as trademark use and then in what class of good or service. So for a simple example, if...

Is there liability in art sales

If I understand you correctly, you are simply asking whether we feel your line of work possesses any liability issues? The short is no, not really....

What are our options with a .com domain that was registered(squatting) by someone else before we filed a trademark

If the domain owner purchased the domain before you made use of the trademark, then there are no claims to wrestle that away from them unless their...

Can we use a XVII century drawing in our logo without violating any rights?

From a copyright perspective, it is well in the public domain but I will offer a caveat which is making sure that whatever configuration you use of...

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