Can I file for a trademark when someone is using the name for they company (not registered with USPTO)?

It depends on their goods and yours. Trademark rights arise from use. If they used theark they have rights for that mark, on this goods, in the...

Can you use an image off the internet, of a celebrity, fro amovie ,on a t-shirt, hat has been changed into an animated drawing?

A right of publicity covers a name or likeness. Plus someone owns copyright in the photo.

Trademark registration and cancellation

On the "application side" your date of first use will not have weight. The Examining Attorney only looks to the filing date. You will need to...

Copyright exists in an original work of authorship once it is fixed in a tangible medium of expression. You can't go to court until you have a...

Can I sue a car company that stole my car design style?

If it's been a couple of years it's too late for a design patent. Copyright generally could cover art, not a useful item, but there was a case a...

It would have to be a non-obvious change and the claims, basically, couldn't recapture the old invention.

What does a buyer need as proof of a bought copyright if original author sells rights for use?

It depends on what the signed document says. If the language is for, for example, a license, not an assignment, then it doesn't transfer ownership.

If we assume that both the logo and the word mark are distinctive, there is no requirement for relation. Imagine the two surnames combined in...

In Chicago Il , is it legal to record TV installer ( Geek Squad) inside your house ?

A quick look indicates that in Illinois, eavesdropping requires consent of both parties, but consent may be implied. People v. Ceja 204 Ill.2d...

Whether any individual lawyer or law firm can provide patent investigation and evaluation services?

Most intellectual property law firms provide patent investigation and evaluation services.