Is it fraud if a business states to local authorities primary/principal business is not what is on US Reg. Service/Trademark

You appear to be arguing for judicial estoppel based on representations about the goods or services listed in a trademark application. An applicant...

Trademarks: If multiple companies use the same name of a product, does that mean you can join in? Perhaps filing a trademark ?

Trademark rights are acquired through use in commerce. The ability to obtain a US trademark registration is based on use in commerce. One who...

Consistent with the other answers based on state court practice, the federal rules are similar--the time for responding to a discovery request...

Meet & confer guidelines

The local rules for the Central District of California (federal court in Los Angeles) requires that a "conference of counsel' (i.e.,...

Can I request to be paid for my time while representing myself pro se.

In general, a pro se litigant is not entitled to an award of attorney's fees. See Kay v. Ehrler, 499 U.S. 432 (1991).

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Thinking about starting a small children’s party themed business, can anyone tell me how registered trademarks work?

You can find info on the US Patent and Trademark Office website at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp As for the use of Disney...

How can a pro se litigant file a claim that defendants response to claim is untimely. (Default Judgement)

The defendant arguably has 14 days after the court's order denying the motion, to answer the complaint (where the court may, in effect, treat the...

What is case law exactly?

In general, the legislature (e.g., Congress) passes laws (sometimes called statutes). This statutory law is then interpreted and applied by the...

Does your "decal" have any artistic features other than silhouette shape? Or is just a blank with a silhouette shape? I suspect it is the former. ...

Can a state circuit court judgment be collected after the statute of limitations by refiling in a Federal Court?

Your question seems to assume that the statute of limitations for collecting on a court judgment is three years. That may be incorrect. I believe...