Do I need to pay licensing fees to BMI and the other agencies?

From your question, it looks like you have musicians 'cover' copyright protected music at your coffee house. BMI is a rights enforcement agency...

Does my affirmative defense of " accord and satisfaction " amount to litigating in bad faith?

Without drilling down on your responses, it is obvious (unless you have done this many times) that you have a basic disadvantage, going against a...

You may be able to sue Groupon for false advertisement, breach, unjust enrichment, and other causes. It will depend on the expectation and...

Your question is not stating an issue that has to be addressed. What proverbs are you referring to? It would be of value if you state what you...

What's the best way for my company to provide health insurance to its employees?

Consult a Healthcare consultation firm to address your multi-jurisdiction issue.

I have a paper route and I signed a 2 year contract 2 years ago.

You need to consult a lawyer in this case because the language of the contract is not available to clearly understand what your responsibilities...

It depends on who you loaned the money to. If that entity is still in existence and you have relevant documents to support your claim, then you...

I am looking to start a business and I have a catchy name but I just found out a company in another state has the same one

To add to the excellent answer you got above, note that you may have an exposure if your trademark is confusingly similar to the 'senior' one...

Can I create an app where the user chooses a weapon of choice and destroy Nike shoes?

If your app's mission is to diminish the quality or value of the Nike shoes, then you may consider the implications as you build your app. It may...

Does a trademark protect those words being used together, even if something is added in between them?

Your question calls for more specifics. Trademark strength as it applies to goods and services depend on more than a confusingly similar name in...