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What is the name of your state? Arizona. I have been using a name for years and now I decided to trademark, and them boom somebody else is using something close to my in process trademark. Now eventhough the trademark is not offical, do I have any legal rights? How long can somebody squatt on......
TrademarkMinnesota I am in the process of starting a clothing brand for the hip hop/urban/skateboard market. I came up with the name "Winners Circle". Due to an initial poor search of the trademark database, I overlooked a conflicting trademark in the clothing industry. Their trademark consists......
TrademarkIf I make 5 cartoon characters, each with a unique made-up name that no one has ever used in anything, and I use their names to sell things like t-shirts, posters etc, will that be considered a trademark since it is being used for commerce? Also since it's on the Internet, would my protection......
trademard infrigement?I realize now that the address I gave you has expired. Type in "us patent and trademark" and it will take you to the search site. Then I just typed in FDNY. The question again, I did a patriotic FDNY in a curvy font in red, white , blue with stars. Is it a trademark infringement. They......
trade secretsWhat is the name of your state? TX i have a trade secret question. I need to know the texas case that is applicable in the following scenario: mr. x has a successful bbq sauce recipe that he has had for years. his bbq restaurant does well because of this secret recipe. The sauce is considered a......
Trade Secret-Is this legal?Is a trade secret still a trade secret if intellectual property rights of a component of the trade secret were violated? i.e. intellectual property was used as a part of a trade secret in the development of a competitive product but that intellectual property was used without approval or......
Trade Secret Questions?State: NC Plaintiff is in: TX The plaintiff is the end user of a piece of industrial equipment from company X. Company X contacts the plaintiff about developing a case study for a trade publication about the equipment. The plaintiff agrees to assist with the article to be published. Photos of......
Trade SecretWhat is the name of your state? Illinois Is a trade secret a trade secret if the information and/or technique used to claim a trade secret was done by infringement of an other's intellectual property being a patent or trade secret?...
trade mark issue pleaseDear all, Greetings! I belong to India and I am looking at starting my own online graphic design studio. I want to name it "Ladybugs" but i noticed that there already exists a Canadian graphic design company called "Ladybugs Design" which appears to be already registered. (......
Tracking down ICQ & IM messagesThis question is perhaps more of a technical question than legal one, but I would like to know if it is possible for me to track down the origin of an old chat session (old meaning about a year and a half) that I found on my household PC. It was an ICQ session and it has the ICQ number, I looked......
[Wills & Trusts] What is the name of your state? colorado two of my sisters are co-personal representatives for my mothers estate. their schedule of distribution states that they are deducting several thousand dollars from my inheritance, claiming that it is repayment for a loan that i had with my mother. i.........
hypothetical i-130 scenario, dont take too seriously[Immigration Law] lets say a USC applies for his mother via i-130, he has a bank account with assets covering the affidavit of support, would the fact that the USC is 2 years old prevent the process from working, just curious...don't flame this too bad ok folks, it's just something i noticed in the i-130 form as.........
Stay away form smile care[Insurance Law] What is the name of your state? Here is my story: About 3 years ago I went to dentist and had my wisdom teeth pulled out. I paid my Co-payment and everything was swell, my insurance was paying their part. The following year I went back to the same dentist this time I had a crown job but I had a.........
Loiter/Drugs[CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE] My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan Hello. I got charged with loiter/drugs i think it was loitering with drugs but not sure what it was formally called. All it says is loiter/drugs. What i wanted to know is what do you think the possible sentence will be and will this.........
non-alien[Insurance Law] What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?Alabama I am a non alien but I want to purchase a town house I will be self financing,do I need social security to complete this transaction?......
landlord refuses to fix repairs[Real Estate & Property Law] What is the name of your state? North Carolina my landlord has agreed to make repairs on a few things that happened before we moved in on may15th. the items still have not been repaired. they are cosmetic issues, but the house is not in the condition that it was in when we signed the contract..........
renters insurance[Insurance Law] What is the name of your state? I'm a resident of Maryland. I wanted to get some renters insurance, but, was denied? Does anyone know where I could find someone to give me renters insurance in Maryland from whomever? IT's my first time renting.......
application for entry of default & entry of default[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] i live in arizona on 3/2/01 i was served with a civil summons. on 3/21/01 i answered the summons & sent a copy of it to the plaintiffs attorney. today i received an application for entry of default & entry of default. what does this mean? they are saying i didn't answer the.........
Spics Behead Kids in Maryland[Immigration Law] Greaseball family values don't stop at the Rio Grande, evidently: http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3356317/detail.html Two Arrested After 1 Child Beheaded; 2 Partially Decapitated Mexican Government Confirms Suspects', Parents' Identities POSTED: 5:55 am EDT May 28, 2004 UPDATED: 7:12 pm EDT.........
Venue/Small Claims/Corporation[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state? California The property is in Utah, I am in Northern California and the old mortgage company is in Southern California. I refinanced the mortgage to get rid of the usurious Southern California outfit. I read the contract and refinanced when the prepayment penalty.........
What is the name of your state? Maine My husband and I are divorcing, been seperated for about 7 months, but still live in the same home for now. Last night, I found two letters from my email account that he obviously printed at work. Now, how can find out if there is a keystroke program or......
What is the name of your state? ca Regarding IAAL. I feel I, and many others, should have helped in the situation. Many of us, although we wouldn't do what IAAL did, contributed to a silent enjoyment of the chaos (and comedy) he created. I am sorry I did not try to PM him. Something went......
What is the name of your state? Ohio We [4 of us] are starting a virtual chat world, we have written a TOS. My question is the main owner is running the company from Cyprus in Ukraine and server for the world is in New York. What happens if company is Cypriot but we hold the server in US......
Apparently, I am guilty of violating the vulgarity clause in a terms of service agreement at ivillage.com. They deleted a post that I had written, wherein I said (in response to someone who was making some analogy using a guy that beats his wife in his example) that wifebeaters are {*common 7......
I live in the USA and I am writing a book for the first time so I need some help with the copyright law. The one I am confuse is can I use a trademark; a famous person name who is alive; and exact word by word definition of a word from a dictionary website without asking permission from them......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania Two weeks ago I broke up with my boyfriend of 1.5 years. Today he found his way into a spare email account I have (I use it to sign up for sites that might spam me) & emailed my boss naked pictures of me. He edited out the......
What is the name of your state? California I'm looking at starting a site with clothes designed for stay at home moms. I want to name it SAHMClothes (not the real name, but very close), but there is already a site for work at home moms that is WAHM Clothes, and they put a TM by their name. I......
What is the name of your state?Nv I posted this in another forum by mistake, sorry for the double post. I started making and selling an item about a month ago, I received an email from a person last week who said I was infringing on his patent pending. He said he had 2 patents pending on this......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington I'm currently writing a book called The Art of Toasting and I have over 60 toasts from Humphrey Bogart (to) Denzel Washington. Do I need to get permission to publish these toasts? If so, what is best way to go about it? Sincerely,......
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