Are there any legal actions I can take to make it so they can't do this? What options do I have?

As my colleagues note, it's lawful for your sister-in-law to publish photographs of your son over your objection unless (1) he’s under 13 or (2) ...

Who own the application? What are my rights over the application and patents?

I think it highly likely that your employer owns all the rights in the computer program that you wrote [that is, any copyright, any trade secrets...

The law IS clear. Just read it: 15 U.S.C. §8131(1)(a): “Any person who registers a domain name that consists of the name of another living...

Format shifting a movie that you lawfully purchased on VHS tape onto a DVD is lawful so long as the DVD is used only for your own personal viewing....

Do "Business Name®", "Business Name Company®", and/or "Business Name Co.®" need separate independent registrations as well?

Why do you use THREE different versions of your company's logo mark [one with "Name," another with "Name Company," and yet another with "Name...

There are some – but not many – wrongs the law will remedy even when the person wronged can’t prove he’s been harmed. Trademark counterfeiting is...

How worried should I be about publishing this?

I agree with Attorney David and will go further: the editor is flat out wrong. It is unquestionably lawful to write a non-fiction book about...

Is it illegal to sell my product using these facts?

I think it almost certain that naming a product "Free Bird" and attaching a card to it that displays "Lynard Skynard, Allen Collins / Ronnie Van...

A compnay just Trademarked our product name (before us) and they sent us Cease and Desist letter. What can we do?

As my colleagues note, trademark rights arise through use -- not by registering it with the federal Trademark Office. The general rule is first in...

Is my client correct?

A new 45 record? Old school. I think that's great -- but I couldn't buy it because I don't own a record player anymore. As for the notice, you...

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