If starting a business called "Snow White's Pies", avoiding the word "Disney" or costumes, what should I expect or do?

Although my learned colleagues who have already posted responses to your question are mostly accurate in their characterization of trademark law, I...

When you talk about a "variation of a game," you don't say whether the game is played with conventional items like a deck of playing cards, or with...

Am I infringing on a copyright?

In general, the copyright statute provides at 17 USC § 109(a) that the owner of a particular copy lawfully made under the U.S. copyright statute is...

Can I get sued?

Celebrities have certain rights that vary from state to state but are generally enforced under the rubric of "right of publicity." Some...

What is a trademark opposition, and how can it help me?

If a trademark loses its distinctiveness and the term now is understood by the public as referring to a category of goods or services and not to a...

Online Dating site

Soundd like the kind of trouble kids are always getting into. Probably as much trouble as the mothers of River City were warned about by Music Man...

As attorney Koslyn recommended, read carefully the Shutterfly terms of service, and if you propose to do real business, confidentially consult an...

Is it trademark infringement if your not making profit?

I agree heartily with the statements of my colleagues that you should consult a trademark attorney for confidential legal advice. General...

If you build a website for someone and they don't pay you are you allowed legally to take it down?

To supplement the helpful catalog of considerations posted by Attorney Gioconda, consider what would happen if you were a landlord and someone...

Charge?

Let me see if I understand your question. You are not a lawyer, but rather are a member of the public who publicly posts a question on Avvo.com. ...