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Trade mark protection?

Good answer, above. But as I re-read your question, I wonder if you have a misunderstanding about what a trademark "is" and what it "does." A...

A website has failed to pay me for sales that I received through their platform. What are my legal options?

While, in theory, you might have a copyright claim based on "unauthorized" downloading, that theory would be a bit of a stretch, because the...

You have done a pretty thorough thought process but there are some subtleties. If they stole your invention then they aren't the inventor so their...

I entered into a verbal contract & copyright ownership agreement with a film director? he didn't relinquish the reel to me

Take the written agreement to a lawyer and see how all the terms interrelate.

You have a good recommendation above. Using your name for commercial purposes violates your right of publicity, but accurately describing a past...

I am trying to understand what this paragraph regarding intellectual property in Terms of Employment means

If you create it for your job, no matter where, or using Company equipment it belongs to the Company. But if you want it interpreted you need to...

File for the goods and services for which the presumptions that follow from registration will have business value if and when registration issues. ...

Is it legal to stamp a picture of a celebrity on a tshirt with the faces covered?

Face covered, or not, If they can be identified, it violates their right of publicity. Additionally, unless you sat them down for a portrait and...

While patent pending, can supporting items or accessories be made and then be sold via web using the requested trademark?

The subjects you describe don't immediately indicate any prohibition against moving forward with business plans. It sounds like may you didn't...