Interesting set of facts. If the artist originated the art in the tatoos, then he or she owns copyright. If you originated the art and said "make...

If by "have a trademark" you mean "have a Federal trademark registration" and the ® is located in a way to give notice to the public that there is...

I'm not a Wyoming lawyer, but logically, if you want to have enforceable contracts, there should be a clearly identified legal entity. It's hard...

The answer depends on what you do with the name. Could you name a food at your family Thanksgiving dinner? Sure. Not "in commerce" and who would...

I'm not a Pennsylvania lawyer, but it sure sound like you need to retain one. No one on a genera website like Avvo is likely to be able to answer...

You should not respond yourself, you should retain a lawyer to respond. While generally there are principles of first sale, or sometimes trademark...

A hypothetical is fairly useless for legal advice -- which is fine because Avvo is only a place for general questions and answers. The answer...

Avvo is a place for general questions and answers, not legal opinions on specific sets of facts. And with the situation you describe, there might...

Avvo is not a place for specific legal advice, only general questions and answers. For specific advice you need to retain a lawyer and get a...

Yes, you have options. Retain a lawyer and find out what can be done. Minimum statutory damages are $750, maximum $30,000, or profits, but not...