Mr. Lang's answer is spot-on. I'll just add: 1. that this potential competitor is using the mark indicates that they may try to file for a...

Definitely not a business question -- I'm moving to the Criminal Law Section where I believe that you'll get a more informed answer.

How much money is in question? If it's significant, you might want to hire a local attorney -- if the amount is not too large, but not enough to...

This is a family law question, so I'm changing it to that practice group. Good luck!

How can i sell a corporation in Texas?

You certainly need to hire both a local business attorney and a local tax attorney. Because your question is more common in the "business" area...

Is the following Non Compete Clause for a Commercial Real Estate firm enforceable?

Non-competes are read in the context of time, place and manner limitations, which depend on the specifics of your industry, market, personal/unique...

I'm looking into creating an independent contract/NDA agreement for pet care services. Do you do that?

You need to find an attorney in Austin who handles these types of contracts (and, there are many, many such attorneys). You should be able to...

Trademark IP Question

What do you mean by you "want to take over the name?" That sounds like you want to "Trademark Squat" which violates the terms of the trademark...

I co-signed lease with my daughter... Can my daughter and the apartment management modify the lease without my approval?

I'm moving this to the landlord tenant section because it's likely that the attorneys there have more experience handling issues like this one.

My ex-fiancé gifted me $85,000 for the down payment on the house, can he make me pay it back?

I'm moving this question to the family law section because I believe that the attorneys there likely have experience dealing with similar questions.