If I was to use an Apple Macbook Pro in a movie and Apple sued me would they likely win.

If the use was positive or not featured in the film it's likely not a problem. Generally, the problem comes when you display the product in e bad...

If the GOOD & SERVICES are different would it be trademark Infringing & how does the courts deem it infringing?

Essentially, the standard is: likelihood of causing confusion in the marketplace. Consequently, you must ask yourself how likely is it that Joe or...

Counterfeit Or Trademark Issue T Shirts

What you suggest is trademark infringement. It is the same as if someone else put your character on a t-shirt and sold it without your...

Is using MLB players' names and positions in a nonfiction book on investing considered informational or commercial use?

If you are making money on the book it is a commercial endeavor. Furthermore, you cannot appropriate someone else's name or likeness without...

Creating a sauce that utilizes ingrediants that are sold as products of purchase to resell is that legal?

You can resell so long as you list all the applicable ingredients. However, it is important to note that the trademarking of recipes both food...

I have a business in the US, but have later found out that the same name in South Africa. Should I be concerned?

Well, for there to be applicability of the UDRP there must be a domain name dispute. The question does not refer to a domain name but rather to a...

Like all answers to legal questions, the answer is, it depends. Yes, you would likely be able to register the same mark in a different class, but...

The major problem with what you are suggesting is that it could violate the most basic rule of registerability for a trademark, i.e., that it is...