My colleagues offer good insights. I think this needs to be fleshed out in more detail as there are a number of legal considerations. I suggest...

It would depend on the context. Presumably, there was consent for the photo to be taken or at least implied consent. The employer owns the photo....

Being you are in the same space as Adult Swim they may consider this confusingly similar. Before you invest in any trademark of your own make...

The first consideration is the underlying copyright interest in the photo. This is not settled law in any uniform way. Even though we can say that...

If I understand you correctly, you are saying that the customer is paying for and receiving brand X but it is being entered into your system as...

It will depend. The Copyright Office says that short phrases or slogans are not protectable elements of otherwise protectable works. Case law has...

I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in private and discuss your situation and agreement in more detail. You can start by calling around to...

If I understand you correctly, your use is not really trademark use in this context. It would be if, for example, you too were opening your own...

My colleague hit on some of the relevant legal considerations. Yours is a fact intensive scenario that needs to be parsed out. I suggest that...

I suspect that this is likely an issue with the entity that is also in clothing. Before you invest in any trademark of your own make sure you...