Someone wrote book that includes a chapter about my deceased mother, what can I do about taking it down?

I concur with Attorney Ballard on this. I'm sorry that this is painful. There is obviously a lot of grief to go around here. But an accident like...

Can I sell my hand-painted illustrations on movie themes?

It sure sounds like what you are creating are derivative works which is a copyright issue. As noted, you may also have trademark issues here as...

We sell GM's. We want to advertise that we want to buy vehicle brands that we do not sell. Can we use other manufacture photos?

You are free to use another's trademark descriptively in text to refer to that mark holder. This is called "nominative fair use" and the classic...

You really need to treat each one on its own. If you are using logos then this could be a copyright issue as well. Before you invest in any...

Why not use chalk? I mean, can't you imagine the town getting annoyed by the use of permanent paint on their roads?

Is it better to file a trademark for the key word in company name or for the full two word name?

It comes down to how you plan on using the mark. In some cases, businesses adopt a family of marks. It all depends. Before you invest in any...

I have a greenhouse and raise lavender plants (no patent or trademark). Can anyone buy my plants at retail and resell them?

There really is no way to restrict someone from reselling a lawfully purchased item. If a product is protected by patent then you can enforce...

My designers specialize in cartoon characters. Can I use their original works, if the subject of the work is under a copyright?

You don't actually say what the images are of? You can't use derivative works of another's creative expression as that would be a copyright...

Can I use images of other shoes like Jordan’s to market my T-shirts?

No, because doing so would involve copying creative expression, a copyright infringement, as well as presenting a false association with the maker,...

As noted, you really need to have the entire agreement reviewed. It's just not going to be helpful trying to opine here in a vacuum. Before you...