You cannot lawfully affix to any of your custom cars an emblem from another car manufacturer. That's trademark infringement.

Can I refer to a dead public figure in a play that I plan to write?

I hope your play is written more clearly than your question. As I understand it, Main Character exchanges correspondence with a Public Figure and...

How do I protect a made-up word used in my marketing?

I think your FIRST step is to consult with an attorney who knows something about false advertising law, specifically the subset dealing with...

Which states do not distinguish between games of chance and most skill games and prohibit risking any money on either type game?

What makes you incapable of looking up the answer yourself? You're not asking us to apply legal knowledge and experience to facts -- you're asking...

Can I still trademark my business name even though when I search the uspto.gov database a name similar to my company comes up?

You can mine the Avvo database of answers to questions much like yours: http://www.avvo.com/free-legal-advice/trademark%20%22business%20name%22

How does patenting an idea to design a product work?

Read Patent It Yourself by David Pressman [ http://goo.gl/t4UA1 ].

Q: "... can I legally sell the finished product with the wine label still intact ... ." R: No. Selling your candle wine bottle would infringe...

Do antitrust laws prevent an individual (i.e. not a company) from buying out competitors?

See http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/guidelines/hmg-2010.html http://www.ftc.gov/os/2000/04/ftcdojguidelines.pdf http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb...

The short answer is yes, you should be able to prevent the new business from adopting a confusingly similar name. The long answer depends on your...

As my colleagues note, this matter very likely does not implicate copyright law but rather trade secret law or, if the "formula" is not a trade...