Absolutely. All of these sports leagues are extremely aggressive about any unauthorized use of the marks or even trade dress, which could be the...

Selected as the best answer

Trademark vs Copyright...

I wrote a little legal guide that answers these questions on my Avvo profile but I'm not sure how to link to that here. You could try to find it on...

Website "Compare Us to" Question

I agree with Pam's answer. This seems like a classic case of "fair use." You obvioulsly need to refer to these web sites in some manner to be...

Trademark question

Congratulations on the approval of your trademark. You were correctly advised that "common" words," i.e. words that commonly refer to a...

Trademark infringement and how to avoid in future

I could not agree more with Mr. Burdick - I was thinking of answering the same way. As much as we would like to help you, there simply is no way...

Can i use my town name in the title of my blog

The short answer is YES, assuming the blog and use of the name is purely noncommercial and primarily for public interest or political speech. What...

Can our company take another company's product and repackage it and sell it in retail stores and online with our own name?

I think there are a few salient facts missing from your question. While I understand you don't want to reveal too much in this public forum, I...

I agree very much with the previous answers - of Mr. Ross and Mr. Burdick. In my experience, consolidated proceedings at the TTAB are usually...

How much does it cost to defend against a petition to cancel my trademark?

All of the previous answers are good and correct. Basically, I doubt any attorney will offer to handle this case for a fixed fee. That means that...

Am I infringing on a trademark if a part of my online domain name includes the trademark?

There is an important distinction between using a term as a domain name or URL and using a term on a website or as a domain name and claiming...

Selected as the best answer