I know someone that his/her pictures were used for an album of a very famous musician.

Sounds like you have a statute of limitations problem, a lack of proof problem, lack of damages problem, and a lack of standing problem. You are...

Do I need an attorney?

This has nothing to do with intellectual property law. You are asking about a landlord-tenant issue and a fraud and defamation matter. You need to...

What are the real differences for the USPTO between unobvious and novel? Isn't the standard of measurement the same?

For a quick read on the differences you can refer to the guide the US Patent & Trademark Office uses to instruct its patent examiners on the...

Is there intellectual property involved with creating custom greeting cards?

You have three issues that I see right off. 1) you will automatically obtain copyright protection for your original works of authorship the...

Can I use the names/images/logos of key buildings and businesses in a city within my product?

I think that your proposed use of logos and brand names of third parties will require some clearance analysis by a local MA-licensed IP attorney....

I am not licensed in MA, but I can generally tell you that this is very likely to be illegal. You should contact the local police and file a...

Is it extortion to demand $3600 to give me rights to my website created 6 years ago a a favor, or else it will be taken down?

No, but it is likely breach of a fiduciary duty, breach of implied contract and lack of basic Internet skills on your part. You can probably have...

Want to know can i sue Social-network, digital stores for allowing my registered trademark to be used by their respective users.

Sure you can sue. Anyone can. Get out your wallet and checkbook and schedule an appointment for a bankruptcy attorney if you do that, as that is a...

Two book titles with the same name?

The Flash as the title of a book about a celestial anomaly (e.g. a superquark or the Big Bang or an exploding star or the like) is not going to be...

Generally, are all decisions made by the Interlocutory Attorney during a trademark cancellation proceeding considered non final

Generally, yes. Review of interlocutory decisions are by way of Petition to the Director under 37 CFR 2.146(e)(2) which must be taken within 30...