It sounds more like straight up copyright infringement because the creative expression is substantially similar. Before you commit to anything,...

We would really have evaluate exactly what you have in light of the original work. Before you make any investment in it, I suggest that you...

Even if the USPTO Examiner approves the application, which is a big "if" Salon may still object and oppose your mark because you are in the same...

Do you think I will get this trademark accepted - example the brand name is cako and someone has a trademark already for kaco?

If the goods an services are very unrelated like Delta Airlines versus Delta faucets then this is less of an issue. But the mark still needs to be...

That's not an issue and you don't need a disclaimer if you are merely making a recommendation.

How does fair use work in this sense?

Fair use is a legal defense and the copyright holder is always free to drag you into court and force you to prove out your use as fair if they...

A person can choose any name they want. They cannot however use your name, image or likeness to help sell or promote a good or service. So if there...

I see no concern here as you are not using the marks in a commercial context or intended as trademark use rather as descriptive use in text to...

Usually, you will want to first see if there is truly a conflict. There may be, but in some cases maybe not. For example, we successfully responded...

I'm not sure if your examples were really that helpful. Common words like "Apple" are used all the time as trademarks. This is not a problem until...