Does a company like Getty images have the right to charge money for pictures of a diseased family member?

Presumably you mean "deceased." Getty only licenses the copyright in the images. If there is a separate right of publicity it is unlikely to be...

Will a foreign company and its managers in the United States be held liable

It sounds like you have a sufficiently specific set of facts in mind that you should retain a lawyer and get a confidential opinion. Very...

If we assume the accuracy of your statement that it is truly private then it would not appear to be a "public performance." There may not be a...

Can I copyright someone for recreating my photo?

Did you have a license to make the screenshot? If your derivative work was done without permission then you wouldn't have a valid copyright.

Hypothetical trademarks are pretty meaningless. You need to have the real marks an goods evaluated. If the marks are very distinctive the...

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My brand is close to another brand but they have no registered trademarks. Are we still clear?

If you have to ask, you should probably get a confidential opinion from a trademark lawyer. The exact marks, their meaning and similar third party...

Unless there is a sculpture or something copyrightable (other than a custom building) in view, or the rights of privacy described above, you...

Is it legal to repackage and rebrand a product if you find another use for it?

The problem is balancing saying too little (concealing the real manufacturer) and saying too much (claiming everything is yours). If you...

No, As correctly pointed out above, the trademark statute authorizes refusal to register an application for a mark that "(b) Consists of or...

I own a domain named: www.UberFlyers.com We recruit and establish businesses for a door-to-door hand delivery service. W

You need a trademark search and opinion from an experienced trademark lawyer. Use of the German word for "over" in some contexts could be weak, in...