Any attempt to associate with an MLB franchise without a license can create a big problem for you that you do not want and will be...

Trademark and copyright law

Your color scheme coupled with the text usage of "San Francisco" is clearly an effort to associate with the Giant's franchise and will be treated...

How do magazines like "Golf Magazine", or "Men's Health", or "Car and Driver" get trademarks for names that are descriptive?

You are actually asking a rather complicated question. In this vein, one of the best examples is "Entrepreneur" who by the way tend to believe they...

Can I sell up-cycled brand name products?

This is one of those cases where you would be better off removing the labels. If the brand was still seen incidentally like in cases where it is...

Can I post a copyrighted logo in my website without their permission? I want to display the logo for news and informatoin

Using a companies logo is often going to be considered more than what is necessary to express your point about that company and can end up being...

As noted, if you took the photos yourself then you will not have copyright infringement concerns. But what we do not know is the broader picture...

I have a developed a culinary creation, i would like to copyright the name but can i also patent it?

As noted, the name is a trademark matter and of course that can be protected. Your trademark will be one of if not the most important and valuable...

If I wanted to make a political tshirt that said something like, "eat the Kardashians" to sell could I claim fair use?

As noted, what you are describing is not suggestive of fair use. You would merely be playing off their celebrity but in the inverse, that is...

Business is growing quicker than I can keep up, where do I need to start on legals... money at this stage can not be wasted

You can use this platform to help search for attorneys both in your backyard and frankly anywhere. Some practices like ours is entrepreneurial and...

I draw caricatures of famous people, and I do "caricatures" of classic rock albums . Can I sell them on a website?

These are one of those situations where you need a proper opinion not a free and public Q&A. I mean as an artist and possible entrepreneur here you...