If there is a business that is registered as "ABC DEF" Would I be able to name my business “DEF ABC” would this be an issue?

Know that merely registering your business name with a state or county agency or acquiring a domain does not convey any right to use that name in...

What, if any, legal repercussions can result from falsifying a registered trademark status of a specific product.

I too had a hard time understanding exactly what you are saying here. Using the common law qualifiers TM or SM do not really add much other than a...

A big time player (think AmEx) has written to my lawyer requesting that I amend my trademark application. Can I get money?

Well... who knows? We had a client a while back that was sent the same request from a large media group everyone is familiar with and we ultimately...

What clause will protect my organization if the consultant uses someone *else's* IP illegally - so we aren't liable?

So you are talking about an indemnification/hold harmless provision which is usually part of the broader independent contractor/WFH agreement. As...

What you are describing sounds like straight up trademark infringement. As an artist, you have a great deal of latitude regards to your freedom of...

Do I have a legal case against the publication and or the book publisher?

You received some good insights. No one could tell you at this point whether you have a case. The claim would be for defamation and we would need...

Can I use links in my app which direct to the college website and can I also use the brand logo images and or names?

The issue with using another's trademark is called market confusion. So you are always free to use someone's trademark descriptively in text to...

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ENTERTAINMENT LAW: Can one rescind a good-faith donation of rare show business archived material where I DID NOT take a writeoff

Unless the gift of this material was conditioned on certain terms, there is not theory by which you could rescind the grant. Funding is always a...

Is there any legal way I can produce and sell these with the sketches I have?

As noted, the big issue here is the violation of privacy and publicity rights and about a dozen states extend these protections ranging from 10-100...

Lets say I am in the business of providing samples of Keurig coffee for customers, I will purchased bags of different flavor Keu

If I understand you correctly, I think you are saying that you want to take name brand items then bundle them together in one package? This happens...