You want to register trademarks in the US that are already owned by other companies outside of the US who may or may not already have rights in the...

If you are a partner, then you owe a fiduciary duty to your other partners. This means you are responsible for their interests as you are your own....

If your conference workshops are related and your marks/names are identical or similar, then you may have a trademark infringement situation....

If the mark they are using is identical or "confusingly" similar, and the goods are related/identical as you mention, you should probably do...

You have to step back and consider some general concepts first: Rights in a trademark start when someone first "uses" that mark as a trademark....

You should probably get an Australian trademark attorney involved, as others have mentioned. Many US TM attorneys have relationships with TM...

It depends on whether the goods/services are related to your goods/services. In determining a likelihood of confusion, both the USPTO, and the...

It depends on what "making it your own" means. Basically, if it will be recognizable as the person's likeness, then you are open to liability for...

Just forget about it. You will spend more money defending a right to publicity, unfair competition, and trademark infringement lawsuit than you...

It's not 100% clear here, but are you representing the applicant in this case? The Examiner can bring up any issue as he/she thinks is...