Neither trademark nor copyright do what you describe. In the music business think of a trademark as a "label". You might be able to stop someone...

Last time I checked, and it was in a different state, there wasn't an automatic assignment of a right of publicity by an employee, but there may...

Maybe, maybe not. "Creating" a name doesn't give you any property rights. Using something that identifies a business to consumers can result in...

"Everyday phrase" is not a ground for rejection. Guessing, it might have been either (1) merely descriptive or (2) you weren't using it as a...

We'll assume you have a distinctive trademark (KODAK and EXXON are distinctive, SUPER is not) it's registered and you have priority (used first or...

Copyright is the exclusive right to make a copy. If you make a copy (download) without authorization by the copyright owner you're infringing. ...

The statute of limitations for breach of a right of privacy is a short one. Chances are it would have started when you became an adult. "All these...

That sounds backwards and if you want to do it yourself can probably go straight to the Trademark Office and only pay the filing fees without...

The best we can come up with generally is "probably." As I recall it, after the Bulls' second championship there were maybe a hundred people who...

You have two issues: (1) copyright in the images and (2) using the model's likeness. Is it possible that a photographer who has a model release...