What is considered too similar when it comes to a trademarked business name?

It can't be answered in a hypothetical. If the marks are used in the same industry and there's only one letter different, it wouldn't sound like...

To prove an infringement case you'll need to prove you have an enforceable mark. Your proof that the mark has acquired distinctiveness will be...

*TRADEMARK* I started using a factious name on my company, however i have figured few others use the same company name.

Not sure how a name is 'factious' but maybe that's an auto correct erre for 'fictitious'? A coined word can be a strong trademark. Whoever used a...

I have a social justice movement, I would like to register it as a trademark. Which class should I file ?

There are too many variables to answer here -- that's why you need to consult a trademark lawyer. It could be a collective membership mark, it...

I am filing provisional patents for two interdependent products. Can I cross refer these products in the provisional patents?

Technically, yes, you can put in whatever you want in a provisional patent application. The fact that you refer to them as "provisional patents"...

Can a portrait be painted and displayed without permission?

It's best not to use Avvo to get legal opinions on specific facts. That would be especially true since this is a public board and your question...

Who owns the copyright of a graphical character if it is created before employment but refined and developed during employment?

It sounds like there is probably more to the fact situation, but in the absence of an agreement regarding the before-employment version, that would...

Can I sue someone for money who is making accusations without evidence and is damaging my good reputation ?

Save all the documentation. If you don't have a print-to-pdf program, get a freeware one. Also get a display on your browser (Firefox has...

T-shirt for team with a superdry parody logo- is that legal?

You probably want to save the instructions from your supervisor, just in case. If the parody "mark" is not used in commerce, infringement risk...

Only if you want to get sued and have your PayPal account frozen. A Tori Burch representative was even a speaker at a seminar a couple of years...