Pretty sure LLCs don't have "stock". See if there's a local start up business assistance program in your area. Maybe a city, county, bar...

Sounds like an "invention promotion firm". https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0184-invention-promotion-firms

Excellent answers above. No need to repeat. However I observe your description of the "offer" from the site doesn't comport with legal reality. ...

You're making a lot of assumptions. Maybe right, maybe wrong enough to get you sued. Most likely wrong is the assumption "not copyrighted." A...

Probably a scam, but if you need to know, look up contact information for Atlantic and ask them directly. If it's a scam, the phone number in the...

"intellectual property rights" is a generic term that typically includes patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets. A subcategory of...

Good answers above. Chances are the sentences don't function as trademarks. A whole ad might have enough content to be copyrightable, and...

It's not legal. They'll be seized if Customs sees them. Since you now know, having posted on Avvo, might it be enough for a crime? Wouldn't say...

In addition to direct infringement there's also contributory and inducement of infringement. Ebay defended because they had takedown procedure and...

The way you describe it, it's not a trademark anyway. Trademarks only exist if they are used as trademarks -- typically on labels or tags -- to...