Are my business partners allowed to take my recipes and use them in their own restaurants without my consent?

You need an IP (intellectual property) attorney to go over all the facts with you and draft an appropriate agreement. Primarily, trademark and...

Ebay copyright laws

For the decals you buy from them, you are allowed to use their name. It is nominative fair use as long as you do not try to make it seem like you...

Does this constitute as trademark infringement?

Just the fact that you were approved for an LLC does not mean that you are okay, actually that means nothing at all with regard to trademarks. That...

I-Phone app and museum

Whether it is in a foreign language or not does not matter. If the app is purely informational, you should be okay as information per se is not...

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Am I infringing on trademark rights by reusing t-shirts?

I disagree that there is any copyright issue, because of the first sale doctrine. Just because you are incorporating the clothing you bought into...

Can I make nba "mixes"?

Certainly, you would have to get permission from the NBA. Whether they would agree to it or what the cost would be, no one can tell you except the...

How do i protect an idea/concept i have created that describes a style of mixology?

Copyright does not protect titles and other short phrases. The only thing you might do to protect it would be to file an "intent-to-use" trademark...

Is it okay to use a catch phrase in unrelated media?

Probably. There is no copyright protection for short phrases. I suppose it could be a trademark, but it does not seem to me that use by a character...

I have missed my deadline and grace period of 6 months past declaration of continued use for my trademark by 2 months.

It will still show as active for a couple months after the deadline is missed, in case there was a mix-up with the mail or something like that. It...

Can I use an online copyrighted article on my business website if I cite the source?

No, identifying the source of the articles does not avoid copyright infringement. Unless you see something different in writing from the article's...