If you haven't registered your copyright, to it. Keep good records of the filing. Even if you pay the regular fee -- and it'll take months -- if...

Contact a lawyer right away. The answers above make good points. There are some practical ones, too, like documenting where they are located and...

Good answer above, and good questions, but you'll need to supply more facts, best done with a lawyer you retain so you can get a confidential...

If your facts are correct and you have access to a public domain original, copyright law would permit you to reproduce the original. Keep in...

Brands are best thought of as trademarks. Trademark infringement occurs when a mark is used as a trademark for goods under circumstances which...

Good answer above. I'd add that the printing/embroidery website might have a bigger problem being in commerce. I know of at least one case where a...

Be very suspicious. Calling it "wholesale" on the Internet does not mean the goods are authentic, from a genuine manufacturer.

If she drew it from an actual car and there's nothing else implying authorization or endorsement by whoever owns trademark or trade dress in the...

There aren't enough facts and you are talking about both patents and trademarks ("brand name"?). You also don't say whose patent application has...

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Copyright infringement if you base it on someone else's image. Right of publicity if the subject is a live person. Historical figure might be...