Under trademark law, I understand that to help keep a trademark from going generic it is wise to sponsor an alternative name.

That is a myth. If a trademark is merely descriptive, it ceases to be a trademark. Did you know HEROIN used to be a trademark of Bayer AG, as did...

Copyright issues and IP

That is pretty much gibberish. Read the following guide to how to ask an IP question on Avvo and try...

Is this considered copyright protection ?

You are clueless on copyrights. That is a British & Canadian procedure since they do not have a copyright registration law. The US does and so that...

NO, you cannot sue them and were very foolish to send a CDL yourself. You need a copyright lawyer immediately before you do something else dumb....

If someone begins using a tradename without registering it with any gov. concern (confirmed) & then stops using the tradename...

This is a very tricky area of trademark law. What you are trying to do it stake a claim to an abandoned mark before the prior user shows an intent...

I'm being sued for Copyright Infringement for a domain I registered, but the website is run by a client.

This sounds one of the Getty Image shakedown letter. You should look up Oscar Michelen on the Find a Lawyer tab. He specializes in those from all...

20 years ago while in school I followed a band around and filmed them. Would they have any legal clam of ownership rights .

You are concentrating on wrong law, apparently trademark law. The relevant issues are ones of right of publicity and copyright. Since you...

You respond by getting a copyright lawyer since you are, sorry to be so frank, clueless. First, the work IS "copyrighted". Under 17 USC 102...

Related to my last question regarding copying music on to an analog cassette for resale.What do i need to do to make this happen

Q: "Related to my last question regarding copying music on to an analog cassette for resale.What do i need to do to make this happen.?" A: You...

I have become an electrical engineer where i work. i would like to design my OWN circuit-start own business. restrictions?

Q: "I have become an electrical engineer where i work. i would like to design my OWN circuit-start own business. restrictions?" A: You likely have...