How do we go about legally and ethically sending out e-mail newsletters without having an opt-in permission based list?

Under CAN-SPAM you can send out unsolicited emails ONCE. There are specific guidelines about the opt out function, headers, etc that can be found...

I agree with Pamela's answer above. We have frequently handled matters like this, both for the marketing company or designer, and also for the...

Someone's website is using part of my trademarked name, is there anything I can do?

I agree with the others who answered that due to the fact-specific nature of your issue, it's not possible to determine how strong a case you have...

If I have to pay for the search, outside of the basic "is it used already or not" online search - do you have recommendations?

Remember it's not just the search, but the analysis of the search results, that is really important. For analysis, you should work with an...

Can I do my own trademark search and follow-through, or does it have to be through a system and paying $200+?

Be careful! It is not enough just to search for the trademark, but perhaps more importantly, to have an experienced trademark attorney analyze the...