That will require a license agreement with the rights owner. The intellectual property rights to the Peanuts characters are owned by Peanuts...

As noted, ideas are not protectable. But if you are using the expression of those ideas it can be an issue. For example, if another company has a...

You would have to explain what you mean. I assume you mean that coincidentally you share a name with the mark and not that they are specifically...

It depends on the context. Using the name of a geographic location in the mark will sometimes make the mark either geographically descriptive or...

The context really matters. In the example you provided there is no reason fundamentally why that mark could not be used to identify a business...

It comes down to whether they can argue that your product packaging is likely to cause market confusion as to the source of the product. Sometimes...

The odds are great that these works are now in the public domain unless renewed under the former copyright landscape. You can check to see if...

It depends. If you are using the trade dress (colors, color scheme, color order, etc.) and the market is left to make a clear connection between...

If you are not placing the item in commerce and only giving it to the mark holder, it would be hard if not impossible for them to argue any...

Based on the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) of 2016, a company cannot legally prevent you from posting an honest review, even if they have a...