CCan i use a public domain cartoon charscter and file to have it removed from.public.domain?

This depends on what use you want to make of the character. For copyright purposes, a character that is truly in the public domain will remain in...

I was labeled a scammer on digital code groups on facebook and google communities by an admin, can they legally do that?

I disagree that you have little to no recourse. IF you actually own the code--that is, if you have more than a license to use it yourself--and IF...

Can I claim first use in a trademark app if someone else copied/ used my idea before I had a chance to do so?

I think you need to engage a qualified trademark lawyer to get into the specific details of this. This is not really susceptible to a general...

I agree with my colleagues. Perhaps the most practical answer with respect to intellectual property rights is this: If a person has to try to...

This is an employment law question, not an intellectual property question. This requires evaluation by a qualified employment lawyer. There may be...

There may be copyright protection for the logo. Typically copyright does not protect names—but trademark law does. Whether a trademark that is not...

Copyright questions?

It sounds like by “release” the artist wants you to let him use your grandfather’s work without him having to compensate you for it. (Thus as...

How do I go by doing an appeal?

Appeals are very technically precise proceedings. Even lawyers who practice in other areas of the law often know little to nothing about how to...

Trademark infringement

Trademarks do not exist in the abstract, but only in connection with goods or services. A party who owns a trademark may abandon it by ceasing use...

You have to supply a lot more information to get anything close to a reasonably informed answer. This could implicate intellectual property issues...