It sounds like you need to discuss with an attorney in private. He or she can analyze whether the claims have merit, and what the best strategy is....

Do I write the opposing party a supplemental interrogatories and discovery set 2?

I agree with my colleagues. You generally label form interrogatories set one, set two, etc. I will add though that you only get 35 interrogatories...

I am wanting to produce and sell a food item for retail, general mills has coin phrased it as muddy buddies.

I believe the "Muddy Buddy" is a registered trademark. So, you couldn't use "muddy buddy" to sell your product. But there is nothing that would...

Question on fair use in a fictional book. Can my fictional characters refer to a location in another book?

So, generally things like characters names or places wouldn't have copyright protection. With that in mind, the standard for copyright infringement...

I have a fitness company, certification, logo and tagline I want to protect from being duplicated. What all do I need?

You should probably discuss with intellectual property counsel in private. If your mark is sufficiently distinctive and used in interstate...

Changes to an image to make it fair use.

Distorting it lightly would likely not be enough. You are probably thinking of a transformative use. But to be transformative, you need to add a...

In terms of copyright where do I stand using characters I co created with another writer in a work of my own?

It sounds like you need to speak with an entertainment attorney and have some type of agreement in place with the previous writer. From your post,...

I have a Clothing Company. Can I put "California" or other Cities & States on my TShirt designs?

So, generally they would be in the public domain. Trademarks are source identifiers (e.g., Coca Cola), so it doesn't sound like you're using states...

A copyright owner has exclusive rights to a copyrighted work. In this case, the photos. However, there is an exception called fair use. See 17 USC...

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What copyrights or legal rights do I hold over my character designs hold?

The standard for a copyright is (1) originality and (2) fixation in a tangible medium of expression. For originality, the courts don't expect you...