Can my cousin request profit for her drawing after she sold it?

As noted, merely selling a drawing is not the same thing as selling the rights to that design. We would need to know what was involved here....

What makes a mark distinctive through "substantially exclusive and continuous use?

Well, they will have to show that their descriptive mark is now widely associated with their goods and services so as to no longer be merely...

Let's just say that these guys have a reputation just based on the complaints I have heard myself over the years. Whether they are in the wrong...

Can I use an image from a WWII recruting propaganda poster, or is it still copy-write protected?

As noted, we don't have enough facts to know here. In general, works published prior to 1923 will be in the public domain, but that is not an...

Any creative expression will be covered by copyright law automatically. Then you register the work with the US Copyright Office so to perfect your...

Can I trademark my company name if a company in South Africa has the name and website already established?

It's good that you are doing some of your own homework, but that is just the first step. If you are not seeing anything that is alarming you, the...

Hello is it legal to purchase a product from a retailer and rebrand it and sell it in another country?

As noted, this could definitely expose you to some issues namely reverse passing off. Before you jump into anything, I suggest that you...

What constitutes enough of a difference in a recipe for it to be considered a different recipe?

I'm not sure exactly what you are seeking to do here. There is no exact answer to your lead question here. It really depends and we would need to...

Can I give permission to the poor to print and sell copies of some poems in my book, and prevent commercial interests from it?

You are certainly free to offer permissions as you see fit when it comes to your own work. You will have a very hard time showing that someone who...

It legal for my former employer to post a picture with me in it on social media after I quit?

The context really matters here. In many cases, where the former employee was merely incidental to the photo and not the focal point of it, meaning...