Bank Wants To Know

The bank can ask you any darn thing they want. If you don't like their questions you go and find another bank. If they are suspicious of your...

Merely registering a business name with the state or county conveys NO rights to use that name in commerce as a source identifier for your goods or...

I need legal protection to safely market my app idea, where do I start?

As you suggest, the best way to help protect yourself is through the use of a proper agreement. Usually, this will be an independent contractor...

Whether they can co-exist without market confusion is not something we can answer here. It requires a proper analysis and of course you are going...

I would like to self-publish a book of quotes taken from prominent business men and women. Is this legal

Using quotes will generally be permitted. This is largely because using what amounts to a very small portion of a much larger body of work will not...

How do I register a business name as a intent to operate under the name but hasn't yet started?

Just to make clear the distinction, you can reserve a business name at the secretary of state level before you actually form the entity, but keep...

Does the custodial parent have intellectual property rights over the shared child's image?

Whoever took the picture is likely the copyright holder of it, so the IP rights in it would vest in that person. If your daughters mom took the...

I wish to protect my intellectual design property from being used by another undercutting firm and need help with contract.

An awful lot depends on the agreement you already have in place with the client. That is, you are free to work out any arrangement you like but not...

Intellectual property question

As noted, I think that would be the likely default but just because one party recorded the discussion it does not mean that they get to claim...

A word I want to use has been trademarked by two different companies. Can I still use it if my product is different?

Who knows? You will need to have the mark cleared before you invest in it and that doesn't happen here over a free and public Q&A platform....