I would like to trademark a new business name. what would be my first step and the best way to get this done?

Agree generally with the advice already provided, but FIRST you should get a thorough search done, which includes both fed/state and common law...

As an educator I am looking to create a course on relationships.

You have all the issues of a typical traditional startup venture, PLUS all the issues involved in creating and licensing your own intellectual...

I found a trademark that I am interested in using, but a company that is "Dead" already has it. Can I still use the trademark?

The prior application could have been abandoned for any number of reasons. For example, in my experience, self-filers often let their applications...

Fictional store name within boundaries of Fair use and parody?

Please look at the recent 9th Circuit appellate decision, ESS Entertainment 2000 vs Rock Star Videos, Inc. (2008), which addressed some similar...

Would this be trademark infringement?

I'm a little confused about how you're using the term "OEM" here. Do you mean "aftermarket"? If the company just making a claim along the lines...

Can i press charges if the police came into my apartment without consent and without a warrant?

There does seem some inconsistency here. They said they heard someone "calling for help" but then cuffed (i.e. arrested) two of your...

Is this cyberstalking, harrassment, libel,defamation something?

This is a fairly complex subspecialty of the law, balancing First Amendment expressive rights against the strong (arguably also...

We have had our business name trade/service marked. There is another company trying to use our name. Do we need a copyright to

Given the facts as you describe them, you likely have a case here. BUT CONTACT AN ATTORNEY. (FYI, I don't do my own dental work, either -- I go...

"Exact" or substantially identical copies cannot legally be created OR sold, absent the permission of the artist, or his copyright assignee/owner. ...

In Pennsylvania, United States is it illegal to write a computer "virus" if it's functionality is known to the user?

Counselor Jaffe deftly notes the critical distinction between an "application" and a "virus/trojan horse/adware", etc. It's essentially the same...