You have assumed a terrible example. It would take an enormous ad budget to lock up such a descriptive phrase. Procter & Gamble or Lever Brothers...

Is licensing (or some equivalent therein) always required when using others' patents within your own?

You ask two opposite questions, "is licensing required" (starting question) and "can one patent and produce without infringing". The "no"answers...

Is it legal to create a generic program that finds the best torrent file for users, regardless if the file is copyrighted?

If you already know for sure "it's still legal software" as you say in your last sentence, why are you here asking "Is it legal. . ."? Apparently...

Legally, yes you need permission. However this is likely so insignificant if it is just a single shirt that it's what we legally call "de minimus"....

Once an intent to use trademark is assigned to an examining attorney, how long does it take for the USPTO attorney to review it?

The USPTO publishes that data. Google "trademarks dashboard". The dashboard tells us that currently filing to first action is taking 3.0 months on...

Intellectual property case: Who should I be sueing ?

Back up. First step is to see an IP attorney. Then, have the attorney prepare a DMCA takedown notice, and then, if needed, evaluate the economics...

What will be considered as plagiarism?

Plagiarism is immoral not illegal. It's copyright infringement that is illegal. Registration of representative content will help protect the...

We have created shirts that make fun of Chipotle. How does the Fair Use Parody Law protect us?

Yes, I think they have grounds to sue. That's not parody, that's infringement. Delete the "POTLE"part so it just says "Rush CHI" so you are not...

Sometimes we don't get what we want. It's illegal trademark infringement to use their characters for commercial purposes like that. Disney has no...

Use of trade mark

Perhaps.Depends on the nature of the goods, nature of the manufacturer, whether the goods were branded before, and a number of other factors. You...

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