Non compete contract for a seminar business: how long can I ask the other party NOT to teach the same classes than me...

As my colleague's note, up to 5 years could be reasonable -- but maybe not depending on lots of factors not disclosed in your question. I think you...

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Issues with my Photography business: Should I contact a lawyer?

You should read how a Michigan small claims court could help you via the link below. Then send a certified, return-reciept requested letter to the...

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Can a sole proprietor using a dba similar to its corporate entity name and without legally registering the dba, sue in court?

Yes, the corporation may lawfully [though improperly] file a complaint listing its unregistered fictitious business name as the plaintiff. The...

I want to create a Cover Cd of Video game music through the years, do I need legal document to sell around 50 cds?

You want to copy music that was created by others and then sell it? Yes, of course, you need licenses from EVERY company that owns a copyright in...

How does a provisional application offer protection(filing date) if invention is still being development?

An invention does not exist until the inventor can "reduce it to practice" in such a way that someone skilled in the art can make and use it. Once...

How can I protect intellectual property, when presenting an idea to a group or a company?

This queston has been asked and answered many hundreds of times here on Avvo. Visit the link below to read those answers. There will be much more...

Your first mistake was signing a recording contract without legal advice and your second mistake was starting a new band without, again, getting...

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Work with your own California-licensed entertainment attorney to register your copyrights in each of the beat's underlying musical notes and...

You should read how to spot an invention promotion scam via the first link provided below and some very good inventor information via the second...

Your trivia game would be a "derivative work" based on the movie that could not be lawfully sold without at least a copyright license from the...