I've litigated a band name and a record company name case. They can be aggressively fought, often because there is an imagined ownership...

Trademarks don't exist in the abstract. They only exist while they are in use. You can look up their registration and see if they've been selling...

Breach of contract requires that there be a contract and that its terms are breached by a party to the contract. It sounds like you had no...

Good answer above. Generally, you can ask. If they say no, there's a good chance they can accomplish the same thing without you, but it will be...

Register as a compilation. It's probably your option. Strategically, if there's a particular one on which you might take enforcement action having...

You need a trademark lawyer. By definition, a generic term cannot be a trademark, and if you can prove it you can invalidate their registration. ...

Mercury is arbitrary, maybe commonly used and identical. Cash and currency are descriptive so have neglible source identification and are synonyms...

Was it from Nigeria? Sounds like it.

It's good you're asking, but this is sort of like a driver being accused of "driving too fast for conditions" -- the rules are there, but applying...

They don't sound random at all. It sounds like they will be particular people with stories to tell. Take some notes about what you want and what...