How do I start an LLC in Deleware or New Jersey?

If you are investing in starting a studio, you should spend a few hundred dollars for a business lawyer to draft your articles of organization and...

Rental of a movie confers a license strictly for personal uses. What you describe would require a public performance license from the distribution...

How would I go about getting a license to print trademarked logos for personal use?

If you are doing it only for personal use, the trademark holder is highly unlikely to find out about the use. Also, the potential damages would be...

If i draw characters that are not replicas of originals, but are very different....is that considered Transformative Use?

If your characters are substantially similar to copyrighted characters, then you would be infringing, otherwise you would not be infringing. You...

Question about trademark violation by the State of Florida

A trademark (or in this case, service mark) is a mark that designates an entity as a source of goods or services. Trademark law does not protect a...

Photo copyright infringement by a friend... posted my 2011 pic in 2012 on her page, now claims it is hers.

This might be an act of copyright infringement. However, the potential damages would be minimal. You could contact Facebook and ask them to take...

What are the copyright/Intellectual property laws of thoughts/ideas?

Your company owns the copyrights in any material authored by your regular employees. When using material authored by independent contractors, you...

Writing a book, i want to use a laser sword but am unsure if that will get me trouble fom lucasarts.

Your publisher will likely review your book and if it thinks that that it is likely to infringe, it will suggest changes (or even edit the changes...

Infringement of design rights for Perfumes Need to answer the Cease and Desist demand of products and operation.

The shape of perfume bottles often serve as trademarks and may also be protected through design patents. That is one of the reasons why a...

What can be done if someone registered a sports team as non-profit organization which you are using for few years?

I am assuming that the sport is non-professional soccer and that the "Chicago United" name is an homage to Man. Utd. If so, pursing this through...