The answer above is a good one. I expect when you say "trademarked" you mean the mark(s) are not registered as trademarks, or service marks. If...

It appears from your question that you have made up the name Enigma to identify tea you will be selling. First, you should do a trademark search...

You can do your own trademark search on uspto dot gov. Some words or phrases can be trademarks if they are used as trademarks -- basically to...

The short answer is that the same model for clearance would apply. Typically a performer doesn't own their performance. The rights holder is...

Can a phrase be called a poem in order to be copyrighted?

I assume when you say the writer has a copyright you mean she has a copyright registration. If this is the case and if the long phrase is part of...

Dear Sir/Ma'am I was wondering if you can take a screenshot or picture of a movie film scene. This movie is dated 1953. ?

If the film is the subject of a copyright registration - no reason to believe it's not - then making a derivative work could be infringing. There...

How to understand trademark and copyright law?

Good questions. The answers are complicated and there are also design patents. Q: Apparently simple phrases like "country girl" are being...

All these answers have good ideas. Contact one if us in your home state. Don't mess around hoping a lawsuit will go away.

Can I print a state name like 'Nebraska' on, say, a cup, in the colors of the University of Nebraska (red cup with white print)?

The above answers are good ones. Color combinations can be trademarks and the test will be whether what you do causes a likelihood of confusion....

It is possible to recreate without infringing, but it would be a somewhat demanding exercise. Because 'ideas' are not copyrightable, in theory you...