It's not "have to" but you should look into risks. Trademark infringement depends on prior use of a mark for specific goods, and the accused using...

You'll need "specimens". Easiest and cheapest might be a service mark, not a trademark. It's possible, but complicated, to have trademark use on a...

No one owns a patent. The club might have a trademark, service mark or membership mark that depends on the way they use it. It's who "uses" the...

If you have a registration for the same mark and goods you could try a "take down". But there are consequences for a wrongful take down so retain...

USA law for fiction names would depend on (1) has the name (a) also been used and registered as a trademark and (b) if so would your use be likely...

You don't provide the date of the cease and desist letter or response. Maybe you should compare the version on which you collaborated and the...

I know New York, Chicago and LA have volunteer lawyers who help in arts and entertainment. Look around for something near you. And -- don't pay...

One of the candidates may be the most litigious person in the world the other is a long time public servant. Whether you get sued may depend on....

With a description like "could resemble" it's unclear and the explanation should be between you and an attorney you retain so it is all...

Yes, but ... There might be documentation that tends to show you were part of some other deal, so collect everything. And your co-author has...