Does a franchisee have any right to claim Common law use/ownership of marks?

Just to add to Mr. Ballard's excellent analysis, Franchise 1's trademark registration may be subject to cancellation. A trademark applicant must...

One question is how were they to know the photo was your work? Was it copyrighted? Did you put it on the internet for file shari

Mr. Wahab is correct, you will have to register your copyright before you can sue. However, you can register even after the infringement commences...

With due respect to Ms. Koslyn, I'm not sure that a definitive "no" is the correct answer here. An argument can be made that it is a fair use of...

How can a use a trademarked company's name?

Two points: 1. First, in order to infringe a trademark, you must be using a trademark as a mark, in commerce. Based on the facts you've...