How specific do Ficticious Names/DBA's need to be?

To a trademark lawyer service marks should not be descriptive of what the business does and they should be sufficiently different than others in...

Can I compare my product to something that is already established/trademarked?

The above answer is a good one. You will need to run the specific facts past an attorney to evaluate. Trademark infringement cases require at...

Your concern is justified. Depending on how he logo there could be copyright in the artwork or trademark rights. Both have fair use defenses but...

Is it common for companies to claim rights over a screen-name used on their service?

The above answer is a good one. There is another twist. Assume you use as a screen name a term that is actually your service mark. You might...

Can you help a group of fraud victims?

Contact you state attorney general or the Federal Trade Commission. Consumer protection laws (it isn't intellectual property from what I read)...

Does someone violate the copyright law (DMCA) when they take your letter & post it online w/o your permission ?

You might have recourse. It will depend on the date and contents. There are cases protecting really old, unpublished letters, and there likely...

The above answers are good ones. You want to retain a trademark lawyer to provide you with an opinion on whether your proposed mark and services...

The above answer is a good one. ASCAP/BMI licenses only permit the performance of what is licensed by ASCAP/BMI. Buy sheet music for a licensed...

If someone breaks a rule by posting something on Craigslist that is expressly not allowed, does that constitute a false or..?

You have some incorrect concepts in mind that probably should be addressed by a lawyer familiar with California law and in a position to advise you...

If you use someone's name or likeness for commercial purposed you are violating their right of publicity. You don't describe something that...