It is impossible to answer this without knowing the exact marks and goods ("Bob's" is way different than "Exxon" or "Kodak") and the language of...

You should retain a lawyer. I'm not admitted in South Carolina, but as a general rule, only a "legal entity" can be sued. The only thing for...

Retain a trademark lawyer and get a confidential opinion. Your lawyer will balance case law that includes rules that marks are compared based on...

If "not the real people, for privacy" means this is a hypothetical, then it can't be answered because all trademark cases require evaluation of the...

Converse has had, and enforced, "trade dress" trademark registrations for the "look" of some of its sneakers. Research the history in Converse v....

No. Whether it's called replica, inspired or knock off, it's still counterfeit. Figure it will cost $20,000 to $50,000 per mark.

Jail, probably not, unless there's a more by way of facts. For civil action about a Facebook photo, you'd have to see if Facebook made them give...

A trademark lawyer needs the exact words. If you both sell gizmos then it's descriptive. If, instead, the mark is distinctive, you could have...

How can it be a trademark, identifying a single source of the goods, if there are two different sources? If there is no agreement chances are...

It is perfectly normal for companies to have complementary trademarks. If you are selling clothing, labeled with your mark, it is normal marketing...