Can I give my company a name similar to a another foreign company's name?

You write: "I want to start a new publishing company ... ." That's all the information necessary to answer your question. The answer is...

I want to create a website that lists the current nfl schedule and have a place for people to comment about the matchup

Go to the top of this webpage, click "research legal issues," type in NFL, and then read the many, many questions and answers that cover your...

What and how can you patent?

If you truly want to understand how to legally protect your computer programs there is no alternative to buying a few books on the subject and...

Am I violating any copyright law or need permission?

Holy smokes, people. The questioner is cutting and pasting and gluing and drawing and making a thing-a-ma-bob in his garage. He expressly...

To follow up Attorney Jou's input, an even more pointed rejection of the assertion that movie makers must always "clear the rights" to trademarks...

Fashion law, what to consider when drafting an agreement?

Query amazon.com's books database for "fashion law" and buy and read a book or two on the subject. Then track down a business attorney to help you...

Once again I fundamentally disagree with Attorney Ross -- and his unnecessarily convoluted approach to addressing this matter. The question...

Am I risking copyright infringement?

Before you sell -- or get too deep in creating -- an illustrated book you will need to have it reviewed by an intellectual property attorney to...

The elements of a magazine's cover that are consistently used over and over again are not protected by copyright. Rather, the magazine's title and...

Can I use MLB's team emblems and score info?

Attorney Burt has provided you with very useful information. I write only to add that before you invest ANY time in this project you need to...