Damsel in Distress

Hi I have a small clothing company and I approached another business for an idea I had to incorporate their logo into one of my desings. They loved the idea and asked that I send over my agreement. I'm sooo strapped for money, I was wondering if any one would be kind enough to point me in the right direction for a downloadable license agreement for the right to use another company's logo. Thank you sooo much. xoxo danielle

Trademark Rights & Infringement

My friend owns a dance studio. She opened her doors seven years ago. At the time she was required to do a name search to be sure her name did not conflict with any others and obtain her Fed ID#. Five years later another studio has started up in a county next to us only 30 min drive from our location. They are using a name similar to hers. Hers is inMotion and they are using In Motion. Both businesses offer dance classes etc. My friend contacted them right away upon learning of the new business and the name similarity. She politely inquired how they had come about their studio name by email. They gave her a generic reply and answered none of her questions. Being the busy business owner she was she let it go at the time. Now here we are two years later they are beginning to participate in dance competitions our studio has been attending for several years and it's become confusing as people are assuming they are one in the same with one location being a satellite of the original location (my friend's) and they seem to be profiting from our reputation. My friend is now going to register her name as a trademark. Is there any steps she can take before hand to get them to cease their use?

New company based on old company

If I were to start a new company based on the practices of the company I currently work for can I face any legal recourse? They have a no-compete clause but I didn't sign it. The company's current practices are all based on using products that anyone can go and buy and use. They claim to have ''trade secrets'' and the like, but there truly isn't anything they are doing that they ''created''. There are several other companies that do a variation of the same thing with the same or similar equipment.

copyrights

My wife wrote and has copywrites to several songs. She had the original arrangements done in NYC on a ''pay for hire basis''. She has since rerecorded 2 of the songs with totally new arrangements with a local recording studio. They did the new arrangements and arranged for all of the musicians. She has paid the studio $3800.00 up front. Does this recording studio have any rights to her songs?

Someone is using my company name

I have a small film production company (it's an LLC) and I've just found out that someone is using the same company name. They have a website at a net extension and I have the com version. I'm more concerned with them using the exact same company name than their presence online. Should I write them and tell them I suspect they do not have the name legally (since I do)?

Business website

3 years ago, I bought out my former business partner. We signed papers and there were no major problems. He eventually got out of the business. However, he recently got back into the business and has created a website that is essentially mine - words, ideas, format, etc....

Trademark - Painting trademarked design for profit

A person is running a business in Florida of selling custom made guitars & his primary products are solid colors or natural wood finishes. The person however does offer custom paint jobs per a customer's request. He does not directly advertise, but makes available images showing what can be painted, which does include a trademarked design. The guitar with the custom paint job with the trademark design is much cheaper than what major guitar manufacturers charge for a similar guitar with the trademarked design in association with the trademark owner. Only very rich guitar collectors would be able to afford the products offered by the major manufacturers.

As far as I'm aware the person in Florida is not paying licenseing fees to the entity, via his corporation, who owns the trademark.

How is it possible for the person to make a profit painting someone else's trademarked design & not be considered infringing upon the trademark?

Professional Photograph

I know that it is against the law to produce copies of professional photographs. If I digitize a professional photo to use in a personal electronic photo album (like adding to my palm pilot) is this also a violation?

no compete

any idea where i can look for precident concerning my fight in a employee agreement ,specificall the no compete clause against my former emploer,terminix in my state of florida

Patent infringement

Hi, I have a recently published patent whose inventorship/asignee was recently corrected. I was listed as the inventor/assignee along with someone who wasn't. he has since been removed from the patent. I have discovered that the erroneously listed inventor/assignee has sold the patent technology before he was removed to another company while the patent was pending. What are my options? I have documents proving hte sale

author-publishing agreement

what is the normal asking price to sell a fiction novel? If under contract to a publisher how can I find out if they're honest about how many copies sold other than an accounting? even if under a publishing agreement is it lawful for a publisher to start advertising your next novel without signing a new agreement or giving consent to do so if I retain first right to where, when and how I wish to introduce it to the public? Would this be a material breach? I feel my publisher has withheld royalties and lied about actual book printings. I do not have money for an accounting. do you have any other advice?

Academic Exam Copyright Protection

I designed exams for 28 school courses for grades 9-12 and I was interested in obtaining copyright to protect the academic test. However, I was told that academic tests are not offered copyright protection.

How can I get the academic tests that I created under copyright protection?

Academic Exam Copyright

If I create an academic exam based on fact, can federal copyright protection be obtained for the exam and answers?

I ask since my understanding is that tests cannot be protected since they are based on facts.

Music copyright

I have a worship band that is trying to see how to legally sell worship videos of copyrighted music. What it would entail is video clips shot by a production company of the band and other things. This lyrics would be displayed over it all for singin along.

copyright

I provide HR services to small businesses in PA. Several of my clients have asked that I prepare handbooks and policies. If I purchase an off-the-shelf policy software, is it illegal to create the policies using the software then sell those policies to my clients?

False Document or Lawyer.

I received a document from a real New York City law firm asking for 300.00usd, Now my concern is they are addressing a Mr. Earl P. ( i don't want to say the last name) I am not him. Theses people are also saying if i do not pay by the 30 they legal action will be taken against me by rolex USA, But they sent me this by email ? addressing someone else ? is this real ? they claim i have sold a fake rolex, i have sold 1 rolex, but i do not know the authenticity of it. Please explain to me if lawer's will request money by email. They did ask for em to send it to Rolex U.S.A inc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Patent And Technology sale

Does the sale of a patent and technology incur more or less tax liability when done by a C-Corporation or as an LLP?

copyright

If I hire a artist to create a logo for me and I pay him, do I own the copyright or does the artist?

online photos

My exboyfriend has an album of photos he took of me (some are nude) and has them stored on his website. Anyone who has access to his website could view them. Do I have a legal means to have these photos removed from his website and the internet?

infringed on a patent

I was wondering if you make a homemade item such as a blanket and there is a company that has something similar but made with different material and sewn differently are you infringing on their patent. And is it a violation of copyright laws if you use their name just to state that it is not the orginal that is is handmade.