Here is how I tell clients to look at this---and it is really quite simple. Are you hoping to profit in some way from use of a trademark that is...

Can yellow pages charge me for advertisement without a signed current agreement? They set letter and that gives them the okay?

Here is your problem. You apparently consented to "third party authorizations" to pay for this advertisement for several years. Thus, the course...

Sure you can hold this pancake breakfast. You won't get thrown into jail, and chances are that Disney will not want the bad publicity that might...

I would like to start a inspirational motivational quotes website using quotes from the internet, face book & twitter...I wanted

Although copyright law does not generally protect short quotes, this is not always true. For example, if a short quote is included as part of a...

How to defend a patent affordably?

With due respect, most patent cases cannot be litigated in a competent manner on a budget of such low amount. According to a recent...

The advice of my colleagues is very helpful. However, I specialize in litigation and as I litigator, this situation causes substantial concern....

This question frequently is asked on Avvo in various forms. The answer is always the same. No matter how you look at it, you are trying to...

You should not do anything to stop this band from doing anything without retaining an intellectual property lawyer to advise you. Even then, you...

My colleagues have provided good technical advice. But your real problem is more fundamental. You are not a lawyer, and you are not competent to...

This is clearly illegal. When you "mix" a CD containing songs that you purchased, you are creating a "derivative work" (combining together...