Based on your post you are at least raising publicity rights concerns. In California and in general, one cannot use the name and/or the likeness...

First note, the mechanics of filing and/or amending a fictitious business name statement in California can vary from county to county. Your...

Short answer: re-do your photo shoot with a color that is not associated with a famous jewelry brand. You obviously do not want to infringe the...

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Contact a local civil litigator to see if you have a case against your ex employer. Whether the phone, computer, email, and the like are yours...

Note “perpetual motion devices” are NOT patentable as such devices are impossible, i.e., they violate currently accepted laws of physics (e.g.,...

The UCC Article 2 addresses the sale of goods (products). Most U.S. states (including California) have adopted some or most of the UCC Article 2. ...

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Before launching a product and/or a service in a given country, one may want to commission a “freedom to operate” search and opinion from an...

I don’t think your question can be answered without an intellectual property (IP) or employment attorney reviewing your agreements with your...

For the most part, what you propose should be legally doable, but there a number of legal nuances here and potential pitfalls. For the stuff...

If you are doing to be selling photos as a serious business of yours then you may want to treat this as a serious business. That may mean making...