Can a creditor collect on a judgment which was in a state other than mine and which the suit was never served on me?

It is quite possible that the terms of your credit card agreement provided that any lawsuit concerning the account would be filed in Mississippi. ...

If you trademark a name and random people use it can you sue them?

The caveat to the above might be where the product or service that you provide in conjunction with your brand name is somehow related to the...

You should note, however, that in some circumstances, the courts will refuse to enforce forum selection clauses in contracts. One example is where...

What kind of legal implications do you have to deal with to have a website such as metacritic.com?

A site like metacritic.com involves two layers of potential intellectual property issues. The first layer, the fact that metacritic.com is...

The cheapest easiest way to get exclusive rights on a business name and logo?

I guess the main question you need to ask yourself is whether you are looking for "cheapest and easiest" for the short run, or "cheapest and...

It sounds to me like you are discussing a magazine cover that contains a number of separate elements (e.g. pictures, graphics, logos), each of...

If I put in an application for trademark for let's say "Star Brand" do i need to disclaim brand?

The word "brand" in your example is merely a descriptive term. It's not descriptive of the product (as the word "jewelry" would be in "Star Brand...

Is it legal to make handmade jewelry with a NFL/SEC football logo for the intent to resell as Unofficial Jewelry?

Even if you modify the logo, I would assume it would still be recognizable as being related to the logo of the teams. And, as long as the...

Do I need permission to reproduce art that i paid for?

Ms. Bass has keyed on a critical issue, above. You say that you provided the graphic for the work that the airbrush artist put on the tee-shirt. ...

Remember that most forms of intellectual property do not protect the underlying idea, but instead protect the form of expression of the idea or the...