At least some cities and states have asserted trademark protection for their names in certain contexts or when used with other specific words or...

Is the trademark FriendMe different from the trademark friend.me for a domain name?

In your hypothetical, I would say there is a very strong chance that the commercial use of the friend.me domain in any manner (even just as the URL...

A man from Europe recorded my girlfriend naked on skype and is now threatening to post the video on facebook. What should we do?

I'd suggest contacting the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which is a multi-agency task force made up by the Federal Bureau of...

Should I seek legal counsel?

I agree with Mr. Poulson -- speaking to a lawyer in your state probably makes sense if you're really concerned about the situation. If you do, find...

What are the laws to using corporate names like Walmart, YMCA, McDonalds, etc. in my memoir?

As Mr. Burdick and Mr. Ross indicate, the use of corporate names or other trademarks is fine for the purpose of telling a story so long as there is...

I want to use photographs downloaded using google image for recipe cards I'm giving to friends/family. Do I need permission?

Contrary to what some people believe, most images you find on the internet are protected by copyright law and, as a general matter, may not be...

I am starting a business and I need to know how to get exclusive rights to the name?

Start here http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp and move on from there through the rest of the trademark side of the USPTO website.

A person I used to play music with has taken all our recordings and is using them without our permission.

To expand on Ms. Hansen's response a bit, there are typically two separate copyrights in each song -- a copyright in the underlying music and a...

I recently got an email from a famous ad company wanting to use my youtube video for a famous brand product.

I'm afraid it's impossible for a lawyer (or anyone else) to know from these limited facts what the company means or what the written agreement will...

Having pictures of my minor child removed from a website.

Your best option may be to send Pinterst a DMCA takedown notice. If you took the photographs yourself, you are presumably the owner of the...