Hi, is it illegal if I buy replica items for my friends and charge them a fee?

The answer depends on what you mean by "replica." If you mean that you intend to buy knock-off handbags or shoes [or whatever] and then...

A photo of me was used for advertisement for a city youth programs. No release, nor do i work for this city..

No one can answer your question w/o more information. The applicable statute is California Civil Code Section 3344(a). You can read it here:...

How do you find the name of the respondent for a UDRP domain name dispute

You don't. You name the registrar. Better yet, you have your trademark attorney handle the matter for you.

Can I sell a product I have made which includes in it's design a smaller branded product I have purchased?

I agree that you need a "freedom to operate" opinion from a patent attorney before you offer your camera support device for sale. As noted by my...

I am an author I co-wrote a book with two other authors who are sisters as well and now they wish me to sign a co-authors

I have a different take than my colleagues. Copyright law applies to this dispute. Specifically, ALL three of you are [by your admission]...

Everyone may lawfully MAKE, brand and sell any product that appears, and in fact is, identical to anyone else’s product so long as the other...

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Take two well-known song titles as examples: Margaritaville and Material Girl. If you use the former for the title of a blog you will run into...

Trademark infringement?

When in doubt, read the directions. The relevant law is 15 USC §1125 at http://goo.gl/4R3gB . In trademark law shorthand §1125(a)(1)(A) is a...

Is citing academic sources or references that Ive used to create my product copyright infringement?

I have a completely different take on the matter than my colleague Attorney Ross. First, posting a hypertext link to a journal article [or any...

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At the risk of stating the obvious, the "how to learn a language" cd's sold by Rosetta Stone [which are literary works] are NOT computer programs...