Does a service based company need a collegiate or professional sports team license to provide a personalized service

Technically, no, you do not require a personal license. However, you do need proof that the party who is contracting your services has a license...

Can your registered company name (w/ the state), website company name, and website's domain name all be different?

Generally, a company can be registered as one entity; i.e., Cellco, use a different name when doing business over the Internet; i.e., Verizon...

A company sent me the wrong supplies and I called them but they wont exchange them or send my money back. What can I do?

First, if this is for more $5,000 or so, go and see an attorney - the $600 - $1200 you spend will likely get the other side to comply, as they will...

My exboyfriend put a picture up of me on a social networking website(facebook) and also blackmailed me with it

Causes of action you may have depend on a lot of things; most importantly are the content of the photograph and the laws in West Virginia (which I...

Copyright Enforcement Group: will paying them prevent further action?

In my experience, if you pay them, and comply with the terms of their settlement agreement, which will generally prohibit your participation in...

Are there loopholes to the 1st Sale doctrine for selling a used DVD i.e. a the copyright holder's Terms of Service stop you.

I will add a bit to Attorney Koslyn's answer - DVD's often include computer software, and, accordingly, terms of use, such as what you mentioned,...

What are reasonable attorney fees? We signed a Hold harmless letter and now a corporation is asking us to pay over a million

First, I disagree with my colleagues who say there is "nothing to do". As far as appeal goes, the Federal Circuit overturns a lot more cases than...

This is an issue that is largely going to be determined by the law in those countries; in particular, this is what is referred to as a "gray...

How can I create IP (mobile application) that references another's body of work (published in a book)? Do I give them credit?

I echo my colleague's comments about not disclosing additional information here, and retaining a competent attorney to help you. To that I will...

If I found a Chinese manufacturer of a similar product, put my name on it and sell it in the US, is this passing off?

Taking another company's product and branding it as your own is the very essence of passing off. Generally, you will need to obtain an agreement...