If done carefully, you should be able to use "ideas" that aren't the "expression". But if you do something like scan real Disney images to develop...

Can someone else use a photo that I made and that they were supposed to pay but never did?

Register copyright right away. Save all documents -- in at least two media, native format (the email client or text app) and pdf or screen shots. ...

Defendant Has Not Received CMC Statement From Plaintiff.

If you are a defendant in a lawsuit you should retain a lawyer. Do it yourself defense is a recipe for disaster.

Is there any illegal terms here?

It depends on what the writing says. Plus, theoretically, you could say something misleading in advertising, but if you only buy, print...

I wrote an Avvo guide, There Are More than a Dozen Advantages in having a U.S. Federal Trademark Registration available at the following link. ...

Can I get a trademark for a business name in Florida if there is an business in the same industry in Idaho/Oregon?

Concurrent use registration is one of the most complex areas of trademark application prosecution. If they are geographically limited and they...

Good answer above. A couple of consistent ideas: It sounds like you are wanting to get exclusivity to a name in the abstract, which is not the...

Most US practitioners have relationships with multiple Chinese IP law practitioner firms. I could think of two off the top of my head. But you...

Contract for photography ?

You can certainly get a lawyer to advise you regarding what should be in such a contract and get one the writing of which meets your needs. Don't...

How do I protect my business from copyright infringement?

It sounds like you would be infringing the copyright in the characters and possibly also trademarks. Do sketches/mock ups and retain a lawyer to...