The above answer is a good one. Have a trademark lawyer review the facts and law and give you a confidential opinion. Although there are a half...

From your description it sounds like you would be creating derivative works, which may be infringing. The fact that there are other infringements...

I filed my copyright for my visual work using my married name as "Author" and my pseudonym, which is a family name, under. . .

If you're considering a do it yourself lawsuit, that is a really bad idea. Your legal name should be the "plaintiff" and in the Complaint you can...

I I would like to make some leg warmers and put the Lakers or the any sports tag or are patches on on my own leg warmers is that

If you buy official team authorized patches, and use them personally (not selling finished products) there should be no issue. Change the facts...

Is it a copyright infringement if we print the customers "quote" on T Shirts, even if its a lyric or other known quote?

As the above answers point out, the result (infringing or not) will greatly depend on the facts. The problem with quotes is that it is difficult...

What do I need to do if i want to put different brands of things in gift basket ?

The above answers are good ones. Pay particular attention to the "original packaging" point. A "family size" bag with really tiny individual...

If they are not authentic -- and plenty of counterfeits are so close that you can't really tell -- you can probably sell them, if they are not...

The above answers are good ones. Additionally, the entire agreement will need to be reviewed. I handled a consumer fraud case against a bogus...

The above answer is a good one. Right of publicity is determined by state law, so it might be a bit different in each state, particularly when the...

How can we protect our copyrights? (web design, code)

Register your copyright. If you wrote code, it is registrable, but you may want to redact part from the deposit. If the templates are WYSIWYG, not...