The philosophical portion of your question is one that you don't have to be too concerned about as a creator. That part is for the judges and...

Kodak as a trademark still has plenty of live registrations. Even though it dissolved, it is still possible someone else has the rights to the...

What industry is your show truck in? That's the biggest question you will need to answer. You don't want to infringe on the NERF trademark owned...

Cars and grills are vastly different industries, so it's more likely that you could push forward with your idea without any push back from...

If you were using the trademark of "Prime Baseball" before USA Prime, then it's possible you have senior rights to them in your state. If you...

Did you give away any rights to the magazine? What about the celebrity's right of publicity? The right of publicity prevents the unauthorized...

Are you currently affiliated with any of these teams? Do you have permission to use their logos? If no, then you run the risk of trademark...

Your suspicions are correct. Your team name could be seen as confusingly similar to the other team name. A trademark can be confusing based on...

The Copyright Office has good instructions. You should double-check the instructions for filling out a copyright registration form. If you have...

Hard to tell through a made up example. The more similar a name looks/sounds, the more likely it is to get rejected. If you're in similar...