Sending you a check to set yourself up for work is not illegal, it is also not normal. I would check this company out thoroughly and contact their...

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Am I okay to trademark what I would use as a brand name if it is the same as an LLC name within my state?

An LLC name is not a trademark unless it is used and visible to the consumer as an identification of source for the associated goods or services. ...

As a consulting Editor for a scientific journal, one of their employees used my signature without permission. Do I have recourse

Check your agreement with the journal. Perhaps you gave them permission to act in your stead. However, if you did not, this sounds like forgery...

Can I trademark a name that isn't mine?

If the name Joseph Van Karte is used by someone else for similar goods, even if that is not their proper name, you could have problems with what...

Company using my photos and videos for their promotional use without my consent... what are my rights?

This question may not be as simple as it appears. It seems like you should be able to stop such usage, but before that can be accepted it may...

Can I use Elemertary and Middle School names to create spirit wear for sale? Or are the names protected by copywrite or TM?

School names are pretty much guaranteed to not be copyrighted. They are too short and are not original works. They may, however, be trademarked. ...

Can I use a game's or toy's image in the design of a different toy?

I agree with Attorney Tencza. You would be subject to suit for both trademark and copyright infringement and claiming fair use as a parody is...

I expect that the picture you wish to copy is copyrighted, although I don't know if the copyright has been registered. Whether or not it is...

You need to avoid copying content, but it is okay to utilize concepts or ideas. In a sense, all textbooks are copies of earlier works, hopefully...

Can a university create courses for the purpose of generating marketing content for itself without compensating students?

Unless there is some subterfuge involved, I expect that this is legal, as well as moral and ethical. Your daughter got to take this course, likely...