Can an author mention the title of an album in his book. Is permission required from the band.

And that someone is you, right? The specific usage you posit would be fine as it is a descriptive use not a trademark use. For example, I could...

There is no statute of limitations in the Lahnam Act (US Trademark Law), and it has been held that Michigan's three year statute cannot trump...

What is the lowest amount of time that the doctrine of laches was used?

You should be thinking about the statute of limitations not the doctrine of latches or estoppel.

Using a name for an online ebay store that is also on the web for several different businesses

This question shows the risk of posting specific information on a trademark conflict before consulting a lawyer. Now any lawyer representing "The...

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules

At the motion stage, yes but it will not be considered. 37 CFR 2.127(a) http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/2.127 At the final briefing stage,...

We have had our business name trade/service marked. There is another company trying to use our name. Do we need a copyright to

This question shows the folly of proceeding without a lawyer or of having one and then not asking that attorney if more legal protection is needed....

Q:1.) Can an individual in the United States access the software being hosted on these websites and use it to download a copy of a copyrighted song...

This question highlights the danger of working without legal guidance and then trying to lock the barn after the animals have escaped. You have...

Before discussing an invention to anyone, what documents should an individual have?

Now that the US has let big business lobbies "reform" patent law to make the first to file a patent application the first inventor under the law...

Can you sue your wedding photographer for using your picture for commercial use on her website?

See an IP attorney in UT that handles DMCA takedowns and have them write one. The photographer likely retains the copyright to the photos but since...