Should I check "Intellectual property" or "Business tort/Unfair business practices" on the Civil Cover Sheet?

Without reading the complaint, it would be difficult for us to opine on this question. However, the civil cover sheet does not control much; the...

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Using my weight loss photo to promote a product I never used.

You have several rights that seem to be infringed. First, your husband has a copyright in the photos he took of you, and that copyright is being...

I want to start investing in securities with a friend of mine. How do I form a company to do this?

There is more information that needs to be provided. If you are investing $50,000, then a corporation or LLC may not be right for you, as you would...

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A withdrawn LLC partner will not surrender the LLC's accounting records nor certain LLC assets. How can the LLC get them back?

The records belong to the LLC, not the withdrawing member, who has no right to take them hostage. In view of the suspicions of embezzlement, you...

How does our nonprofit association issue an Order to Cease and Desist to people using our legal name and logo.

There are a lot of good lawyers in the San Jose area that could give you a free consultation and do a cease-and-desist letter cheaply. Feel free to...

I have a T-shirt biz. If I were to put an original slogan or design on one of my shirts, is it automatically copyrighted?

Short phrases and titles are not considered copyrightable. However, it is possible that a short phrase may be protected as a trademark. You need to...

Can Corporate Companies act under color of state law ?

There is not enough here to answer whatever question is being asked.

Can I use the original flag of California as a background for a restaurant logo?

You are safe on a few different grounds. First, any copyright from 1846 would have long ago gone into the public domain, and back then, you would...

Phrase needed to transfer IP from Contractor?

We lawyers can add hundreds of words, and thousands of dollars, but this should be sufficient for your needs if you can't spend lots and lots of...

Your question is whether the "ineligibility" is legal, and there is nothing illegal about it, so long as it is not based upon a protected...