Was it an improper question to the jury about a service mark when I was sued over a common law trademark.

If the infringing mark you adopted was used to brand your services then the mark was, in fact, a service mark -- and so the jury instruction was...

Is permission from the original voice actors required to imitate character voices (nonprofit)?

Most states recognize a common law “right of publicity” and many have codified that right into their statutory law. The right of publicity is...

Am I able to use Names of Universities in a country and their subject codes on my website?

As my colleagues note, your own Washington-licensed intellectual property attorney must review how you intend to present your website before...

New Executive Caught Lying to Corporate Counsel. Potentially Hundreds of Thousands in Damages. What Do you Do?

Your company is on notice that a lawsuit is contemplated so it now has a legal duty to retain ALL records that could potentially relate to any...

Would I have grounds for a lawsuit?

You're probably most concerned with the other photographer publicly asserting the false claim that he was the photographer who took the pictures....

My colleagues have already very ably answered your trademark question. I write only to note that California has adopted regulations that...

I have a few hundred unlicensed "knock off" jerseys (nfl nhl mlb nba.

Selling or otherwise distributing the counterfeit shirts even with a concealing patch over the sports teams' logo trademarks would infringe those...

Do I need a lawyer, a confidante, or both? Is/are there (a) legal name(s) for what might be happening in the following......(?)

The "legal name for what might be happening" is fortunae comes invidia. Query an online Latin to English translator for its meaning. Good luck.

Is it legal to buy, sell, use, or make "hoverboards" now that Razor USA LLC has obtained exclusive rights to the patent?

Why you care whether "Razor or Segway [can] start suing retailers for selling these products?"? Are you a retailer who wants to sell...

Do I need to choose a new business name or can I buy the rights of the name/site I want to use since the business is now closed?

Given the facts you've provided [assuming they're correct and complete] it appears quite likely that the owner of the closed restaurant no longer...