Can I produce simple items for sale that lists names of individuals in one field that I consider inspirational?

The biggest concern would be a right of publicity -- using a person's name or likeness for commercial purposes can't be done without permission. ...

Chances are extremely unlikely that you had an enforceable contract with them in which they agreed to not use name unless they compensated you. I...

Sounds really fishy. I doubt a link is a "thing" capable of being "owned". Even if there were physical things transferred -- as pointed out above...

The general principles sound pretty normal. If I were representing a company who hired a free lance photographer I'd want the company to get what...

It is likely that the photograph of the signature will be enough to evidence that a written agreement was signed. It might vary by jurisdiction...

Good Answers above. If they get if from your disclosure, they can't get a valid US patent anyway, because you, not they are the inventor.

It's kind of a question of whether it's worth it to you to get statutory damages if you find someone against whom you need to go to court. You...

If what you're asking is whether adding the article "the" before an otherwise identical term would be enough to negate a finding that consumers are...

At a conference, if I agree to this T&C: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public license, will my presented patents become void?

Technically, not "void", but they might be "licensed" so you can't enforce them against someone who lives up to the terms of the license. You...

Can a common phrase be trademarked?

Yes. Think of "Just Do It." It appears in tons of advertising and is recognized by consumers to identify Nike as the source of sports apparel...