How can I quickly and cheaply protect my business name and logos, if at all?

The other business is the senior user and, as such, likely has superior rights to you. You need to contact a trademark attorney to make sure that...

My colleagues are correct. Nothing beats getting permission instead of asking for forgiveness in the intellectual property world.

I believe that you should credit the author with the article. This really depends on what your policies and terms and conditions are on your...

What should I do if I reviewed a business online and the owner is trying to sue me for defemation?

A defense to a claim of defamation is that the statement is true. If you can prove that your statement is true, then you have a defense. Also, he...

I recieved a call from a so called attorney named michael shaw out of dc, telling me i need to pay a loan which i never recieved

Interesting - never heard of a social security number being black listed. Tell him to send you his demand in writing, then take it to an attorney....

Can I claim micro entity status, even though I plan on licensing my invention to other companies?

I believe you can claim micro-entity status if you have not yet licensed the product. If, however, you do license the product to an entity that...

WHat if someone use my debit card without my permission and I filed a report and the police investigate and found out the person

Unfortunately, this is not remotely close to intellectual property. Please retag your question in general litigation, identity theft, criminal...

For patent infringement to occur does every component in every claim need to be replicated? Noticed each claim has sub-sections

Mr. Burdick is right. In order to infringe a patent, only one claim of the patent needs to be infringe. In order to infringe a claim of a patent,...

Is it illegal for a company to take your personal pictures (ie: facebook) and put them on their website without your permission?

You definitely need to have the contract reviewed, and also review the user terms of Facebook.

Is this a legal issue?

You need to either close that account, or get a hold of someone. There definitely is a legal question here, but your bigger priority has to be...