Trademark Second Opinion

I talked to a lawyer about getting a trademark for my company and clothing line. The name is not currently trademarked, but she said there is only a 50/50 chance it would be approved. If it isn't registered, then why is it only a 50% chance it would be approved? I need a second opinon from someone.

Nonprofit

A cartoon character was created by the 3 board members of the nonprofit. Now, 2 board members are wanting to use trademark the character to be used as a separate entity from the nonprofit. The new entity is an newly formed LLC. What would be the correct method for trademarking the character, and does the remaining board menber need to be informed of any trademark actions?

Use of third party name

Can I use a customer name in sales material if I do not have their express approval?

Illustration Licensing

Hi,

I'm going to be licensing an illustration of mine to a company for one-time use. I would like to be able to license the same illustration at the same time to other companies, should the occasion arise. I was hoping to buy a licensing contract through FindLegalForms, but want to make sure that I can add language that would allow me to license to multiple companies at the same time. Do I just need to stipulate that this contract is not exclusive?

Thanks.

Escrow Agreement Executed or Not Executed?

Question - If escrow account was set up in 1992 however, client never submitted any deposit material is the agreement still binding? Note a deposit account number was never assigned, and annual fees were never paid dating back to 1992, my thoughts are then the agreement was never executed.

Band Names

My band has been playing under our name that we have become quite attached to since 2000. There is another band from Gemany with the same name. They claim on one website to have been together since 1995 but only have one CD out. The CD was put out in 2005. They seem to have somewhat of a following in the United States and thier CD is available many places on the internet. I'm not sure what trademark (if any) is owned by this band. If I was to trademark the name before they do, would I be free and clear to use the name?

copyrights

I have an old surfing poster ('62 announcing a competition in Hawaii. No artist has signed the artwork. In fact, there's no fine art involved. I want to make greeting cards, or perhaps reprints of the poster. Are there any copyrights on public announcements in print?

Board members say boat has to go

I have had a boat on my property for 10 years with no problems. Previous board said it was okay. New board says boat has to go. By laws states no boats, no trailers anywhere on common property. My boat is behind my fenced area and you cannot see it. Shouldn't I be allowed to have what ever I want on my property so long as it isn't offensive to anyone? Do I have rights or grounds to fight this? I don't want them to steal my dream! We aren't talking about a huge boat here. Its only a 16' Logic.

Trade marks

Just trying to clarify--a trademark protects the word(s) in a logo-type form only? Is the word/ title itself protected? So in theory, Kleenex tissues can protect their mark for tissues, but Kleenex Car Repair (made this up) can protect its mark for their car repair business?

rights to cartoon strip

My son is a college student who until recently worked for the college newspaper as a cartoonist. He drew a strip that he developed before working for the newspaper. He was terminated from the position and told that the college owns the rights to his strip. He did not sign a contract with the school. Do they have legal rights to his strip?

possible patent dispute

My partner and I formed an LLC and have filed for a utility patent that has not yet been granted. She wants to sell her half of the business to me but wants rights to future revenues from our jointly developed product. Do I have to pay her a portion of our future products sales if she is no longer a partner in the company but still has her name on the pending patent?

open for famous designer brands retail shop

I am thinking about opeing famouse designer brands retail shop. Should I have to have authorized dealer license to open business or as long as I import authentic designer brands from authorized shops from another country(Italy) -(Parallel Import), is it okay to open my business?

Will manufacutres of designer brands track me down to shut my business down? because I do not have authorized license?

copyright

have idea for slogan for t-shirt, what to do to protect it

Suspended by leading online auction company

I have a small business which runs through the leading auction company. I listed famous authentic designer handbags, but they shut me down by no reason whatsoever. My account has suspended by leading online auction company. My account suspended once in the past due to selling replica, I did not know I was dealing with replica, after that I went to Italy to purchase all authentic designer handbags from authorized shops. I sent some messages to Vero members to verify, but I got no respond. I know that all designer brands are not restricted by U.S.Customs law(Parallel Import, Grey market).I lost about $15000 profit due to their unreasonable action. I got out of the military 6 months ago and start my own business. I can not believe this happened to me.

All my designer handbags were 100% authentic, so I believe that they can not shut down my listings. I am able to prove all my designer handbags are genuine. It is unfair to me. I alreday asked some lawyers to help me out, but they said that it is their leading online company system. They try not to take my case because they can not fight against leading online company which is monoploy in online trading.

I need someone to help me out to find out for solutions.

Thank you for your time

a loan towards parts

I lent a mechanic 2500.00 to help him out of a jam and he wrote out a reciet saying the money would go towards parts for my classic car.Well he has refused to pay back the loan and refuses to buy parts for my classic car

a loan with collateral

I lent a so called friend 10000.00 and he put up his tools as collateral he made his first payment and now he refuses to pay me the rest how do I go about collecting the collateral that he put towards the loan ?

civil lawsuit

I have a friend that used the spelling of my first name in one of her short stories, which is a rare spelling. Can I sue her for this?

trademarks & copyrights

between trademarks and copyrights

which provides more protection?

Peronal Property

Boyfriend moved out and left some property of a sm camper and motorcycle. How can I get him to remove them or pay storage till he does remove.

copyright

Can you please tell me what are the proper legal forms to protect a name for a clothing business I want to do. I just don't want nobody taking my name brand.