What are the legal implications of having an app that is named the same as yours?

If you are referring just to the title and not to the content/code in the application, then there may be a trademark issue if the title can be...

How to proceed in a copyright infringement matter?

This is a complicated issue and requires much more background than you give. Merely because your father wrote a book with a title does not mean...

If a civil small claims suit is filed against me can i do a counter defendents suit in this situation?

Anyone can countersue the plaintiff in a small claims action for up to $10K in CA.

You really need to have the trademark you are using to sell goods officially trademarked especially if you are selling items in interstate...

How to start a cosmetic business

You do not indicate whether you are merely reselling products or are creating your own. If you are merely reselling, you will need a business...

Could filing patent C, which uses patent A and B, be used as a means to negotiate lower licensing fees for patents A and B?

It depends on whether MIT, in your example, cares to use your improvement. If they do, then it may assist you in lowering your licensing fees;...

What could be considered a common percentage licensing fee for a patented technology that has not yet been commercialized?

You are not necessarily talking about a licensing fee -- there could be a joint venture involved or some hybrid sort of arrangement. Licensing...

Can I sue Microsoft or am I stuck because of the arbitration clause?

I am not sure for what you would be able to sue Microsoft. Further, even though you believe that the other party started it, perhaps it may not be...

Defective product refund, small claims court

I do not understand why your wife did not take action within the first year that there was a warranty. However, since you only have something to...

The likelihood of your getting into trouble is small if this is the only time that you have done this.