I would like to know how to find out what cartoon images from any company are free to use for commercial resale ?

The only general rule is that for copyright they're in the public domain if they are from before 1925. For trademark you'd need to do trademark...

Register where you may want to enforce. File in your home country first and claim priority on that application when you file in the USA. You'll...

Derivative work is the genus, transformative works are one species. Derivative just means 'based upon' and having some of its own originality. A...

This can't be answered on Avvo. Likelihood of confusion depends on the actual goods and marks, including the strength of the marks. You describe a...

Pay the issue fee and promptly afterward file the CIP. It takes a while, after payment, for the patent to issue. You should get notice of when it...

Is it legal to change some lyrics of a famous musical song. And use it if full credit is given to org composers.

It sound like a derivative work that couldn't be done without a license from the copyright owner, assuming it's post 1925.

In cases of copyright infringement, does the copyright holder ultimately own the infringing material?

The plaintiff needs to prove they own it before they can win. If someone else owns it, the plaintiff loses.

Is it illegal to shoot a store photo ?

It depends. Shoot a photo from a public sidewalk across the street from a store front? Probably not a problem. Go into a store and you are...

Can I sell a picture of a box if the brand is blocked and blurred?

There isn't a magical answer that applies to all cases. Do a portrait of someone, get a release from the model, include the package solely as...

The answer above is a good one. Write an original work of authorship and it is copyrighted. (Reddit) Create a derivative work and its a...