Best practice for initiating a tech start up in SC while employed under invention agreement with automatic assignment clause?

There are no "best practice guidelines" on how to start a business to exploit an invention created while employed elsewhere. There can only be a...

Would it be legal to post an ad saying simply " Last chance to send "x" amount of dollars"? No services or goods are offered.

Money solicitation scams are common and so many states have specific rules controlling how to ask for money donations. A Texas-licensed attorney...

Only a New York-licensed business attorney is qualified to answer your questions. You really need to speak to one in private. My initial reaction...

Designed a graphic for a local clothing company/store. Was never paid for the design but they just recently printed it.

Have you spoken with the store owner about the matter? Perhaps because you "forgot about the project" after giving him a few drawings of the...

Q: "Can I use the name of a city in my website address or business entity name?" R: Yes. Doing so is very, very common. When choosing a name...

Can I sell my idea? (Not invention)

Q: “Can I sell my idea?” R: Yes. It’s also lawful sell snow to an Eskimo if he’ll buy it. You should read one or two of the books linked-to...

Can i use real actor names & images in a online multiplayer game?

Q: "Can i use real actor names & images in a online multiplayer game?" R: Not without written permission from each actor. Query Google for...

Is it legal to sell a book of quotes if I have verbal permission?

No, you need WRITTEN permission. Even if you do not disclose in your book the identity of the person who came up with the quotes. Everyone has a...

I can't find a good lawyer specializing in Piracy Software in the Miami area.

Q: "I can't find a good lawyer specializing in Piracy Software in the Miami area." R: Then you're not looking hard enough and, in any event, you...

Trademark for businesses with same name but fall under different classes?

Courts and the federal Trademark Office have often held that clothing and purses, etc. are "related" products such that a trademark that brands one...