If in terms of use we have public strictly for educational and academic research purposes.Can we use this data for monetization

You need to retain a lawyer to go over the whole set of facts including all the language in the terms and conditions and the data sources. Pulling...

It's probably worth your sitting down with an intellectual property lawyer and getting a confidential opinion. Photos would be copyright. You're...

How do I stop a brand of the same name in another country from selling in U.S.?

If you have a Federal trademark registration and your US sales predate theirs it sounds like you might have a pretty good case. Retain a...

Is it legal to take IP from a startup that has no customers and no funding and start a new company while there is a lawsuit?

There is no way this can be answered on Avvo. If there is a lawsuit pending already and you are involved as a party you absolutely need a lawyer. ...

Probably. If it's your business, it would appear to have commercial overtones, which means you wouldn't even have much in the way of...

I built a talent agency website patterned after a pre-existing competitor. They are threatening to sue if I don't take it down.

If you've been threatened with a lawsuit, you should retain a lawyer. I sued a counterfeiter based in Houston whose site was a dead bang copy of...

Are the shirts that I made illegal?

If you want to be absolutely certain, then the answer is that the photographer might have a copyright infringement claim for your copying the...

Can you parent a service to the public?

By definition, no, you can't patent an idea. Patentable subject matter must involve technology. And merely putting something in a computer is...

Good answer above. The ambiguity in your question also makes me wonder if your actual facts might have privacy, not just right of publicity,...

There are too many variables. You probably should work out several exact examples and run them by an attorney and get a confidential opinion. ...