You have an unfounded self-righteous "I'm the victim" attitude that seems to me to be unfounded in reality and law. You may have a servicemark or...

Can I use another companies product as an internal component of my own product?

In general this should be possible provided you take a number of precautions. 1. Provide an explanation and disclaimer so you are not tricking...

If I make a product similar to another product but make changes using original ideas, can that be copyright violation?

We seem to get this sort of self-righteous victim story over and over here by recipients of CDLs (ceast & desist letters). You are facing a threat...

Husband says I will loose custody because of my new business? Does he have a point?

Be careful. Mr Schlesinger gave you the best answer. Although in an impartial objective world, your husband is surely wrong, divorce judges are...

An ex-client is spreading lies about me online. Is there anything I can do to get them to stop?

Fight vinegar with sugar and you will see that others will be attracted to sugar rather than vinegar. Just tell them you are sorry they feel that...

I think this is going to be fair use, provided you only use such screenshots as are minimally necessary to the movie reviews and you do them in low...

I created a non-fiction website detailing an engineering theory & experimentation. Someone SEEMS to have copied. Infringement ?

If you are concerned enough to be asking us, you should be concerned enough to ask the authors for a permission (if you are the one copying) or for...

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Can I use a trademarked name as a non-official team nickname?

Your example would actually be relatively safe, although to me "The Prehistoric Gaggle" or "The Prehistoric Googol"might be better. Google is so...

What do i do if i find out that the labels on my products are infringing another company's trademark?

You immediately consult a trademark infringement attorney to assess your legal exposure. Maybe you don't infringe. Maybe the other company...

Can I use a quote from Vincent Van Gough on a banner on a page for a paint company?

You can, provided someone else does not already have it as a servicemark, tradename or trademark in such a way as to make your later adoption of it...