Copyrights
Who owns the contents of a personal letter I receive?
Who owns the contents of a personal letter that I receive? If I choose to publish it, must I obtain permission from the person who sent it to me?
What should I do about a trademark claim on my business name?
I recently received an email from sender and the letter was telling me that I cannot do business as the name The Organizing Diva as they have it trademarked. (The email was not from a company name and it did not seem legitimate.) I have filed my DBA in Los Angeles and operating as Organizing Diva since January 2006. I searched the trademark database and could not find this persons trademark. I also googled Organizing Diva and found so many others doing business under that name in various parts of the country. I am unaware of my rights regarding this situation as I am a new business owner and I would like to see my business grow and not face legal battles for the name I have filed as my DBA.
Do we need to trademark our church logo?
Our church has a logo that we paid an artist to draw for us. Do we have to trademark it? We will use our logo on our website, t-shirts, stationary, etc.