According to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) at the US Patent & Trademark Office there are 28 trademarks associated with the name "westlaw" and 15 of those are still live.
Short phrases such as names are not eligible for copyright protection. There are many, many trademarks registered with that name in it, however.
Yes, you can use the name "J.C. Penney" in your book as long as you are not using it for defamation or misleading purposes. It is important to make sure you are not infringing on any trademarks associated with the name.
All registered trademarks are legally protected. A name that is not a registered as a trademark, may not be protected under law.
Names and short phrases don't qualify for copyright protection. Many names are registered trademarks.
You will have to go to a lawyer who specializes in that.. If you want to learn more information on trademarks I would suggest going to www.uspto.gov. This is the official site on American trademarks.
Names cannot be copyrighted. They can be registered as trademarks or servicemarks, however.
intellectual property
No; the films are protected by copyright, and the name and character are registered trademarks.
No. Names, titles, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. They can be (and many time are) registered as trademarks however.
There are several entities by that name, but most are registered trademarks.
A trademark is a mark used in trade, such as a business or product name, logo, or slogan.
There are many sites you can use to purchase a domain name. I personally have used godaddy.com. You can name it a specific name, if that name is not already taken and if there are no trademarks or registrations against that name. for example you could not get a domain name kraft.biz because Kraft is a trademarked name.