You're mistaken. The other band DOES have trademark rights in its name -- it may just not have registered those rights yet. Registration is...

To register a copyright for a collection of songs with different composition dates, what year should one select?

I think you're trying to register the copyright in certain (1) musical compositions AND (2) sound recordings -- some of which are published and...

Do Trademark Cancellation Or Opposition proceedings have a physical trial or is all done in writing?

Only your own attorney can properly consider whether you can petition to cancel the trademark registration. You must have proper grounds to...

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For hundreds, if not thousands, of years artists have used pseudonyms when publishing and offering their creative works for sale. The people whose...

Just to add to Attorney Lang’s very useful response, a trademark registration issued before November 1989 remains in force for twenty years from...

Is it legal to give away name brand products in a promotion without the consent of the manufacturer?

You state that "[e]ither I will promote & show the products or have real people give real reviews as they show what can be won" but then you admit...

You're not competent to know what you need. Speak with an intellectual property attorney.

Wow, you're really starting from scratch. What's a book summary? Really? It is what it is. It's a summary of the contents of a book. And "what type...

Is this a copyright violation?

I agree with Attorney Furlong's response -- and disagree with Attorney Goodman, his comment to Attorney Furlong, and Attorney Furlong’s...

I'm doing a disney news podcast. I was wondering if it was legal to have a mickey mouse sounding voice do my introduction?

No, it's not legal to impersonate Mickey Mouse's voice when introducing your newscast. That's entertainment, not news. As entertainment, it creates...