What kind of legal liability can I be in if my client gets sued by a competitor for an ad that we ran?

If the use of your client's competitor's trade name in the advertisement infringes that trade name or constitutes trade libel or false advertising...

WHO owns the copyright to his columns? WHO now owns the copyright to all his published books? Did his copyrights pass to me?

As my colleague notes, the two separate issues are: (1) whether you can gain access to the physical copies of the documents that you donated and...

Could I be sued over Intellectual Property or Copyright?

Publishing on a webpage a standard, hypertext link to another webpage that's owned by a news outlet displaying a news article is NOT copyright...

Can attorneys appear by telephone in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board hearings?

No, an attorney need not appear in person for a TTAB hearing. And, no, an attorney need not be licensed in any specific jurisdiction to represent a...

See "situation"

Yes, sometimes it’s literally or economically impossible to track down the owner of the copyright in a photograph [which makes the photograph an...

If I have a registered design trademark for a food product do I have to use it on box of the product?

Good question. A word, phrase or design only serves as a trademark if it’s been put to “use in commerce.” That phrase has a specific, legal...

What would be the best name to choose for your LLC as a landlord?

It's unlawful for a California-based business to adopt a trade name that's confusingly similar to an already-existing California-based company's...

Can i get sued if I mentioned a brand or it products in social media posts?

The answer depends on what you write about the company and its products. Some posts may be trade libel, some in violation of the company's...

Can she legally do that since she gave us verbal permission?

While I agree with my colleague that your former "manager" owns the copyrights in the photographs she took to promote your band, there is little...

"Replica" products are counterfeit products -- and selling counterfeit products is a CRIME. So, no, it's not lawful to sell "replica" products even...