What are some legal aspect of trademarking a name for an Exposition I should be aware of?

Choose, clear, confirm, and capitalize, in that order. Choose about five potential marks carefully to be distinctive and avoid copying or...

Can I violate a trademark if I had the name (protected by the trademark) before the trademark filing date?

Since the legal presumption is the applicant for registration has nationwide priority because the application serves "constructive use" as of its...

Can someone be sued if they use someone else's photography to sell on items and merchandise?

No, there does not have to be a copyright symbol or any watermark. To make recovery economically feasible there would likely need to be a...

Copy right/ Trade mark cartoon characters

Your designer has the copyright so you should have the designer sign a contract and you should not write that yourself, but rather have an IP...

A professional in my kind of business advertises that she has a Ph. D. How do I force her to reveal where it is from?

You should not do this directly, as she will just tell you to take a long walk on a short pier. Instead you enlist the aid of an investigator or...

You generally can do this provided you do not commit fraud or infringe the rights of anyone else. For example I cannot set up a dba named Bruce...

"shall not... be employed in a business...."Is contracting or volunteering the same as be employed in a non-compete agreement?

Potentially. You need to see a Texas-licensed IP attorney to review the wording of the non-compete and compare that to what you do and to the...

Making terms and conditions for my company

The "You hereby agree you cannot sue me no matter what." clause is not effective in any jurisdiction. Judges look to the law not what you try to...

Can I registered "German Marka" Trademark?

No, not without use in the USA. The Russian laundry chain can file the application in the US based on a Russian trademark, but will be required to...

What are all the legal things I need to do when starting a website?

I have written a legal guide on this since the question comes up so often here on Avvo....

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