I legally own a trademarked name for my clothing line and a MLB Baseball team used it for a campaign can I take legal action?

No lawyer here can answer your question without knowing a number of SPECIFIC factors. There are 13 factors in the most widely used test, and those...

Must I get PRC publishing company permission to publish my abridged translation of it's dictionary of proverbs published in 1979

The dates and sophistication of the question scream LAW SCHOOL. 1978 is a critical date for automatic US coverage of Chinese publications. See...

The hacker is quite likely from Russia where this type of activity is common and largely goes unpunished, and since directed against America is...

What do I do if I get cease and desist letter for trademark infringement?

What you do is pick an attorney and ask for a consultation. That should be few. If you like that attorney, then have that attorney respond. This...

One of my computer workers brags about his movie club. In other words he is selling to others in the workplace movies he is burn

If this is your employee, you are harboring a felon. If this is being done on your computer system, you could have been tracked or will be tracked...

I have been doing business under a specific name with a confirmed EIN, is that name protected by any US laws?

You do get some modicum of protection from using a brand name in commerce. However, it is very important to register that name. Frankly, if you...

For a trademark Declaration Of Use, is the time for filing based on the foreign registration date or US registration date?

The US date. Note, that the deadline, even though based on U.S. date, varies depending on type of registration, with a fifth year Declaration due...

Do I need celebrities' permission to use their photos in online word game? (Not sure if it constitutes editorial use or not.)

That is not "fair use" that would qualify under 17 USC 107 to avoid copyright infringement. Your bigger problem is that this violates the...

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NO, that could and should get you sued for trademark infringement. The customer is NOT doing it by themself. You are inducing and contributing to...

I have created hundreds of individual heart designs, can I copyright them as a group or collection for a single copyright fee?

Do both. Register the collection within 3 months of publication, and register the commercially important designs. You can save lots of money by...