Re royalties for a license agreement----in addition to charging monthly royalties can I also charge an upfront 'license fee'?

Yes, and that is customary. Most licensors of any size and competence require an initial payment to keep out the riff-raff and to recoup the...

How can I best defend against suit for patent infringement at lowest cost?

Best? That's easy. Hire the best patent infringement defense attorney. At lowest cost? You know you cannot get "best" at lowest cost. The best...

Do you have to get releases from everyone in photos if you use them in a book?

Generally NO. Background people have limited rights to protest, particularly if they are in a public place. There is no reasonable expectation of...

Frankly, that is a minor issue. You would likely need to go to New York to sue this supplier anyway. Usually these NDAs with suppliers have choice...

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The use of "yoda" in my domain - YodaPixels.com. Trademark question.

No, I don't think you can legally do that. In fact, Yoda was a set of pixels since Yoda was an imaginary image, which was a very special set of...

This is a variation on the game of bridge. I insert two wild cards into the deck. The bidding is the same.

You might waste your money and try to do that. First do a patent search. It seems likely someone has thought of that before. Use of wild cards in...

If a company has Registered the name "Armor Car" would you be able to trademark "Armor Car HD" ?

It makes no sense to use your example, so let's try a better one. If you make a miniature armored truck and label it BRINKS HD or PINKERTON HD or...

Branded products in my photograph, infringing anything?

The way you pose the question that should be legal. Don't mention the jewelry in the credits either except perhaps to say "Jewelry not included but...

QUESTION ABOUT COPY RIGHTS

No, putting Spiderman in the shadows will likely violate both copyright and trademark if it can be determined that your art is based on Spiderman...

You will need to run the actual items by a copyright attorney for specific advice. These are often quite close calls that might go either way. In...