Can I use the business name of a company that its not longer in business?

If your question is can you use an abandoned business name as your business name under corporate law, then probably yes. If your question is can...

Copyright / privacy issue

The goal you seek, while admirable, cannot be accomplished through either copyright or trademark law. It would be nice to be able to prevent any...

That is an interesting question. It appears that at least the elephant logo is a trademark of the Republican party (see link below) and I would...

What are the legal terms of using images from the internet ?

As long as you say "no copyright intended" you can freely use any image you find on the Internet. I'm kidding. That was a joke. Some people...

I have registered a copyright but I have not put "Inc" in the name of the copyright holder. Will this be an issue?

This should be a simple fix. Although you should fix it, I seriously doubt that it will invalidate your registration based on such an obvious...

Does it count as Fair Use to have 10 seconds of someone poorly singing a song as karaoke within a TV Show?

Fair use is a very vague and subjective test. Intelligent people can easily come to different conclusions on the same facts. That said, I would...

You should be able to do this. Take a look at any terms you were forced to agree to when you downloaded the pattern. If there were some, you may...

I doubt very, very seriously that you could patent an idea for a TV show. The best thing you can do is keep it a "trade secret," and try to either...

The short answer is Yes. You can still get a patent on your improvements, but only on your improvements. You cannot get a patent on the existing...

It is not a copyright infringement, and it may or may not be a trademark infringement. Lucas Licensing owns the trademark YODA for lots of...