What Legal Concern when buying a Domain name?

It really depends on the context. There is controlling precedent in some courts that suggests that you may use another's mark even within a domain...

So it seems that your principal concern is more liability than intellectual property protection. As noted, how you identify the claimant or owner...

The likelihood that a patent is applicable here is probably pretty slim and even if that was potentially possible you might not want to invest...

As a general rule, yes, you are free to make something from a pattern and resale that thing. What you can't do is create a pattern that is...

Can I write a book or a short novel about the T.V show "Jane the virgin"?

Well, you are of course free to write a book about a show. What you can't do is create a derivative work based on that storyline as that would be...

Attorney Brezina offered a good response. It is not necessarily unlawful, but as noted you can't present your package as coming from the maker. So...

Are the shirts that I made illegal?

If this is solely for your own personal use and not in any way connected to commercial activity then you have nothing to worry about.

I built a talent agency website patterned after a pre-existing competitor. They are threatening to sue if I don't take it down.

Apparently they said something to you. That something needs to be considered and if you are not sure what they are saying you need to consult a...

You have to concerns, one is the copyright infringement aspect and the other is associating your business with whoever is the source of the cartoon...

How do I stop a brand of the same name in another country from selling in U.S.?

Assuming you have the prior use rights here in the US, you might be able to force them to rebrand for the US market. Before you take any...