A rock band i was in continues to use pictures of my person and my drums to promote there page on facebook. the one doing this s

What kind of "federal paper?" What "anything of mine" are you talking about? Maybe there's a right of publicity case for using your likeness...

Is anything in a backpack design proprietary?

"Proprietary" simply means is there some property owned by someone. If it's a trade secret its proprietary. If you make it public, it's no longer...

Buying unauthentic jerseys from china and selling them on Facebook garage sale site?

Your PayPal account could be frozen and you could be found guilty of trafficking in counterfeit goods and it could cost you $50,000 to maybe...

If u inherit medical illustrations that were drawn for a university textbook do u have to donate the illustrations to the univer

The vintage of the artwork and the history of the project will be important. For example, if they were works prepared during the scope of...

How do I hold my patent attorney responsible for non-performance that caused my patent not to be issued. (I paid him the fees)

The above answers are good ones. However, your mention of "first renewal time" raises a question. Patents cannot be "renewed" but they have...

As correctly pointed out above -- yes. A copyright lawyer would develop the facts based on the basis for the case, including whether there is, or...

Trademark rights are based on use, not "creation." If the phrase is capable of serving as a trademark, it would belong to the company that uses it...

Using the NBA 2K19 System...Can I use player likeness and logo’s in game to create a Fantasy League?

It's hard to see how this could be done without permission of the original game Author, the NBA and the individual players.

Does the trademark law consider trademarks distinguishable if they are in separate classes? Is my tradename safe?

The classes are just administrative. Infringement looks to the actual goods. Bicycle shoes and bicycle helmets are, as I recall, in different...

If they originals are authorized, then "first sale" under copyright law likely permits you to do what you want with the physical item. Trademark...