How do you prove a weak trademark?

You say you are trying to prove a trademark is weak. In context, perhaps you have filed an application and a registration has been cited against...

Copyright infringement??

Many of the Google images I have seen come with a warning "may be covered by Copyright" or something like that. You need to track the images to...

Can I use a company product to create my product with my own branding?

It is sufficiently complicated that you should retain a lawyer to go over the whole thing. Using branded product from a company and changing it...

Will a website URL or company name on product packaging that matches a Chinese trademark be considered infringement in China?

There's a long history of "trademark piracy" and China is one of the places it can be common. Specific facts will be important. You might have a...

Idea for which a patent already exist?

I wrote an Avvo Legal Guide called Intellectual Property Protection for the Individual Inventor...

Be very suspicious. If the goods are well known brands, investigate the real companies and see if they have any counterfeit goods warnings. You...

If your question is whether your state LLC filing is a substitute for a copyright registration the answer is "no" and as pointed out above you...

You might be able to register as a service mark if you are using it to advertise services in commerce. It might not be sufficient to just have a...

Am I allowed to post pictures with professional athletes I have met on my business website?

Using a name or likeness for commercial purposes could violate a right of publicity. While there's a long tradition of things like displaying...

Can I get in trouble if I use multiple movie quotes within a manuscript?

Maybe. It depends on the overall work, how much was taken and why it is there. Parodies have conflicting goals -- to be effective they must bring...