I want a standard character TM for a new business name. Can 1 app cover 2 similar spellings? (-y and -ie) - or are 2 apps req'd

You mean you want a "wordmark Federal registration". That would likely cover homonyms and the search engine of the USPTO recognizes these as the...

That would give a cause of action for trademark infringement under 15 USC 1111 and unfair competition under 15 USC 1125. Gifting does not avoid...

Dow this producer have any rights to my recordings or song?

So you think if you keep asking the same question [ four times now] you will eventually get some lawyer to say what you want to hear? You won't. At...

Can I use this as a temporary logo or should i take it out immediately? or can i just use it locally without any problems?

Q:"My budget is too low for a TM or (R)" A Your budget is NOT to low for a trademark, as it comes for free automatically upon use in commerce....

Is it possible to copyright a recipe?

There are four forms to protection to consider for a recipe: 1. Trade secrecy - this is the traditional way, the ubiquitous "secret recipe." 2....

Do i have any legal rights to a name after 20 years of use as a restaurant

Very likely you do. Trademark rights are based on use not registration. To put it another way, it IS trademarked if you have been using it for 20...

Can we really be sued?

I think this may pose more risk than you think, for several reasons: 1. Those shirts your band makes, wears and sells? Oops! 2. They're rich,...

I am an unofficial artist. I want to know if I draw a photograph, is that a copyright violation?

Copyright infringement. 17 USC 106 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106 That's a derivative work you would be drawing. If you make enough...

Can I put either a TM on my company logo or a ® without registering it?

The R in a circle is the Federal registration symbol and is equivalent to saying "Registered, United States Patent and Trademark Office". 15 USC...

Q:"Does he have any rights over my songs if I choose to stop working and don't use any of his recordings? " A: You start with the conclusion that...