It will depend on what parts you are referring to.

If they are the ones out of protection, you could use them. But you need to make sure they do not have other protections, common law or statutory.

You should definitely consult an attorney to be better guided.

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answered on Feb 3, 2020

There are various reasons that a file will be considered abandoned by the USPTO. If the file is considered abandoned for failure to respond to an Office Action or to file the Statement of Use, an applicant may be able to file a Petition to Revive the application. However, the petition must be... View More

Depends

If your name is so unique and you are very famous, think Kardashian, then yes you could do something.

If the name is their name as well, it is common or can be a made up name, you may have more difficulty, specially if you are not using it in the context of clothing.... View More

don't. don't try.

there are tons of cases similar to yours in litigation.

what you just described is the core of their litigation, people confuses it with the original work.

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Well, you are going to have to hire a patent attorney to give you an idea if what you want to do infringes or does not infringe on that patent. The patent attorney should also be able to let you know how to do what you want to do without infringing on the patent.

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You should check if it is registered already.

If it is not, you may get it, depending on what it is used for.

Most government names, brands, documents, etc. are not registered.

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This is not a family law question and has been addressed to the wrong forum.

The website appears to be legitimate, but to further protect your content, I'd register each one for copyright protection with the US Copyright office here: https://eco.copyright.gov/eService_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eco.copyright.gov

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Yes, clothing and magazines are in two different trademark classes.

Who owns the photographs? It depends.

Could you be considered an employee?

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Yes, you are free to resell what you lawfully purchase.

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