I agree with Mr. Marcus. I am not certain you are fully understanding how geographic descriptiveness or misdescriptiveness functions in...

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT....

Mr. Ballard's response seems most appropriate. The key issue is first to make sure that the ownership of the material is clearly understood....

Cease and desist without trademark

Hi, Filing the DBA will do nothing for you regards to this trademark issue and it is possible it could even support their claims. The only way...

Someone copied my website. I reported it to their website hosting co. They're threatening to sue because the host suspended site

I am inclined to agree with Mr. Brooks. The ISP is suppose to notify them that the content was removed, which it appears they did. Then they...

Hi, No, one cannot claim a trademark right in a fictional service/good this is because trademark law requires use of a mark in commerce in order...

Our school's making a student-created mural. One panel has the top of the "Cat in the Hat" figure in it. Copyright problem?

I think my colleague offerd the correct take on this. If this was clearly more in the vein of classroom instruction, I would say you fall under...

Can your credit card be charged by a company before they tell you what they are charging you

You really didn't articulate a problem here. Are you taking issue with the amout charged or merely the fact that it was charged prior to your...

Licensing for Music/Copyright issues

As my colleagues noted, permission or licenses will be needed. Depending on the disposition of the material it may be easy or more challenging to...

Can you sue an attorney in small claims court for failure to meet the terms of the agreement?

My colleagues offered good advice and I suggest you contact a legal malpractice lawyer in your area to explore all the options. That said,...

If I make up a fake letter with a fake business trying to trick someone to return my fathers ashes illegal

Well, in some states posing as a lawyer can be a codified crime. Further, even though these are your father's remains they are not your property...