Copyright covers art and literature. Patent covers technology including certain methods. Neither covers ideas. A "template" is too ambiguous. ...

If it's personal property it's vulnerable to an unrelated suit against you personally. Suppose you hire a handyman to do repairs on your house and...

You can't both (1) sell replica items and (2) avoid statutory damages for counterfeiting unless (3) you are not caught. Trademark owners...

The way you describe it, it's not a trademark. Retain a lawyer to go over the actual facts including graphics, sales, maybe doing a consumer...

Hard to imagine how selling a changed cosmetic product without compliance with cosmetic labeling laws would be legal. As far as the original...

Although you should retain a lawyer to provide a confidential opinion about your actual artwork (a) simply making a change does not excuse...

Preserve the evidence, using things like screen shots and "print to". More media saving communications are better. Log them, as well, in case...

Maybe, but you should retain a lawyer and get a confidential opinion after evaluating at least what state's law applies and whether there is more...

You say you're looking for a second opinion but it's not clear you really have a first opinion. From what you describe, no one "owns" the art, to...

It sounds like you are analytically going in the wrong direction. Design patents are for ornamental designs of utilitarian articles. What is...