Can a Trademark Examining Attorney turn a hypothetical argument into a new issue?

Have you checked the TMEP. If it's non-final it sounds like you convinced the Examining Attorney by making the hypothetical. And if you could have...

You can move to dismiss based on the settlement. But you should have followed the court rules to provide notice to the Judge and the other side. ...

Good answers above. What also occurs to me is that your respective services might be local. You can't do someone's hair or nails in the Internet...

You can't use someone's likeness for commercial purposes. So selling multiple prints or tee shirts would probably go too far. A one off original...

Retain a trademark lawyer to figure out what you're asking and to advise you.

If an image is trademarked in 2015 but you have had and used the image since 2013, are you unable to continue to use it?

It sort of depends on what you are using the image for. "Using" it as a background on your personal laptop would be way different than your using...

Does the 1st Sale Doctrine allow me to charge a service fee for applying licensed material to a customer's personal item?

Literally, it's probably OK. But consider the two different scenarios. (1) You're a tailor. You customer brings in a shopping bag from the...

"Just a freelancer" sounds like he's the "author" so he automatically owns copyright unless it is assigned. That's different than an employee...

Starting the process of suing a tv show ?

Retain a lawyer. You don't say why or how they are doing this. If you're a celebrity, with an adult child, in public, the rules are different...

There is no bright line rule apparent from your facts. If they used first and did not abandon through non-use plus intent to not resume use, then...