Can I still trademark what is rightfully mine if he hasn't been granted the Trademark yet? USPTOsays he is live,same as granted?

It depends a lot on how far the application has progressed to this point, but you will get a chance to oppose during the 30-day publication period...

You need to walk a fine line here if you are not going to hire a lawyer to review your communications with the law firm and represent you. On the...

Oral contracts are enforceable. However, proving one side involves "he said she said" scenarios and as you can imagine, becomes difficult to prove....

Can a partner take over the business

It all goes back to your partnership agreement. If you didn't have one then the default RUPA rules control, which means if the partners cannot...

I want to use the original photo from a manufacturer catalog for a subsequent resale of some clothes I bought as a consumer.

Useful articles and the doctrine of conceptual separability are concerned with three dimensional works. Photographs, being two-dimensional, could...

Trademark Application Rejected - What does it mean to show that the mark creates a separate commercial impression?

When you ask about a "creative work", you are speaking copyright language, so I'm not really sure what you are trying to protect here. It looks...

If I purchase a business 50/50 with a partner, but I pay for 100% of it for now, how can I ensure I get my 50% he owes me later?

That's one of the beauties of LLCs, you can craft the operating agreement however you want (with very few legal limitations). This is something...

Did you have the prospective investors in the previous disclosure sign an NDA? If you are currently faced with a retroactive clause like the one...

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Can I challenge a co-producers rights to have equal percentage of any profits my film may make?

Your relationship would be governed by any agreement(s) you may have with the co-producer. Because there was nothing in writing, you would have to...

Should I return this t-shirt? Or try to pay royalties to company owning copyright/trademark?

Wow, in this day and age your level of honesty with regards to IP rights is to be commended. If you are certain the property is not owned or...