Will signing a non-compete restrict my ability to work on the same government contract?

Maryland courts are not happy with non-competes, b/c they interfere with commerce. What you have shown, and there may well be other relevant...

The lead singer of a band that I started went and copywrite or trademarked the name with out my permission.

Trademark is not a verb, it is a noun. One can REGISTER a trade name like a band name. (Such a name cannot be copyright registered.) He must...

Do we need a separate LLC to protect houses we are buyiing to rent? And work comp or liability ins for independent contractors?

Candidly, if you had a patient with numerous issues you would not advise the PT to just suck it up and figure out their problems. I am not going...

Do I have to take down my school project website because I am supposedly infringing the trademark of a real company?

First, common law TM's only extend to the state in which the owner has HQ. Second, there is no infringement unless the use is likely to cause...

Can I get sued and or arrested if I sent nude pics of my ex-boyfriend to his family?

I interpret your question as being AFTER you already sent these photos and now you are worried. As one of the lawyers said, it is not child...

Would it be trademark infringement if a computer company in Germany named their business Apfel, which means Apple in German?

Certainly Apple has registered its trade name in Deutschland, and part of that requires the translation, which most Germans know anyway. Thus...

The only question, a big one, and for the USPTO to decide, is whether a potential customer would be confused. What will help you is if people look...

Is it infringement of the Fair Use law to perform songs & lyrics of musical artists from 1950-2012 in original form?

You and your principal are confused, in different ways. Fair use is a defense, but only to the use of copyright materials, which would include...

Can a creditor, seek payment after 4 months of no billing, in addition send a fed-x for you to sign changing the terms promise.

They can change the deal if they wish until you sign the contract papers, but not afterward. You would do well to have a conversation with a...

Trademark name registration

The logos are not relevant to whether a trade name will be registered. There are several issues. Are the goods or services close enough so that...