You can't patent ideas or copyright a name. If the name identifies you as the source of the product (as opposed to telling consumers what it is or...

Don't presume they are not breaking either copyright laws (the image) or right of publicity laws (the player individual right to not have their...

You can be sued where there is personal jurisdiction. A very superficial overview is that it might be where you live, where your business is...

You might want to be sure you have your computer checked for malware. It could have installed something when you signed up.

No. Add significant art and it might be copyrightable, but short phrases are generally not copyrighted. However COWBOYS is a trademark and any...

Secretaries of State don't "clear" names. Assume that if a computer can tell the difference that's it. Trademark infringement looks first to...

That's going to be tough. Short phrases aren't copyrightable, but there aren't rules on how short is too short. A slogan that is just ornamental...

It depends on what you mean by "use." Perform? If the music is in ASCAP and BMI you can perform at a place with ASCAP / BMI licenses. That...

There may be a risk of both trademark and copyright infringement. Research might turn up some defenses, but you'd need to retain a lawyer. You'd...

I used an argument sort of like that in a Chicago administrative court and it was successful. But that's not a real court, not a real judge, it's...