There is a distinction between using their trademark (brand) to promote your tournament and merely playing their game in a tournament and these...

The level of compassion she showed to her father in his last days is not really relevant to the law surrounding his IP. She has siblings. Was there...

Anything that presents a false association, sponsorship, endorsement or other affiliation with another enterprise can be considered a trademark...

As noted, fan art is often tolerated when it is not very threatening. But it is still copyright infringement and you could still be held liable...

It's not the posting of an image that you might be depicted in that offers a cause of action under 3344. In fact, the statute provides in...

The cost will really vary and greatly depend on your specific needs, which are not known here of course. Before you commit to anything, I...

Whether you and other participants have any standing to challenge this greatly depends on facts we do not have here. For example, and as noted, the...

If there is a concern that there is a rights holder here then I agree that you will need to get permission from that person. It could be the case...

The facts are a little unclear to me. If you were not identified in the book or at least not so beyond your immediate family and close circle of...

There are both copyright and trademark issues involved here. On the copyright side, you could be seen as creating a derivative work, which requires...