Can I republish the email in question (on social media; i.e. Facebook) without facing legal repercussions?

Yes, you may publish it. As long as you did not agree to maintain it in confidence, you should be free to republish the email. As long as your...

Must we discontinue the use of this phrase, or are we legally entitled to use it because we were the first?

If you have evidence of your use of the phrase going back before 2002, you can let them know that you have superior rights to the phrase and to...

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How should I proceed?

Well, you may have a case for copyright infringement. The test is access and substantial similarity. If they copied your song and recorded it,...

What can I expect to happen in court seeing how it's not like I took the card on purpose?

Get a criminal defense attorney, don't post or look for an Intellectual Property attorney. This is the wrong category!

How can they prove that I made every single purchase, I opened those cards and spent all that money on myself ... What can I get

Sorry to hear. However, this is not an Intellectual Property question. I will recatagorize it for you. Good luck!

How can we search for patents and get a patent?

Well, you received a lot of useful responses about searching in Google Patents and in the USPO website. However, you are not experienced in this...

How do i copyright a company

I understand that you are starting a new company and would like to adopt a brand for a new clothing line. The first thing that you should do is...

Does social media sharing of adult content invoke any form of 2257? Obviously if it did a million people would be in violation.

I am not aware of caselaw analyzing this issue, however, I have not recently done the research. This question should go to an...

I would be doing the same thing as people that resell the clothing, but adding my name to it. Could I face any legal issues?

Yes, you would absolutely face legal issues. It is called reverse passing off and is actionable as unfair competition under section 43(a) of the...

What are the laws for tagging of garments that have been recycled/upcycled?

This is not IP law. The law is related to FTC labeling or consumer protection.