No. Not anywhere in the US, although specific states might have additional penalties for selling counterfeits. Figure it will cost you around...

One "Complaint" is a formal legal pleading starting a lawsuit to get a legal remedy that is almost universally best written and filed by a lawyer. ...

Good answers above. It sounds like you're looking at things backwards. If someone else is already using a name as a mark (1) you wouldn't...

From a trademark standpoint, it is theoretically possible you could have "nominative fair use" if the only way to identify the ingredient is by...

That's all way too general to figure out -- a good thing to make a public post on Avvo -- and you need to retain a lawyer to go over your specific...

Good answers above. Copyright would probably belong to the photographer. But Illinois recognizes a right of publicity if your likeness is used...

Can you fight this? Maybe. But (1) it's impossible to say using a hypothetical "example" and (2) you don't want the actual facts aired on a...

Good answers above. Look up Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain, 353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003) where use of Barbie dolls (copyrightable sculptures) and...

Registration No. 1200529 is for SWOOSH for footwear. Nominative fair use (depending on the court, either an affirmative defense or a negation of ...

It sounds like you should retain a trademark lawyer. You'll want a world wide, or at least North America and Europe, trademark search and opinion....