A short phrase such as a drink name could not be protected by copyright, but it could be registered as a trademark.
For example, a particular Fuzzy Navel was once protected as "G & S: ALCOHOLIC COCKTAIL COMPOSED OF PEACH SCHNAPPS LIQUEUR AND Orange Juice." (The registration has since been abandoned.)
yes you can
Neither Copyright nor Patent law protect domain names.
You cannot. Names, title, and common words/phrases do not qualify for copyright protection.
Since names, titles, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection an advertising slogan could only be registered as a trademark.
No. There may be trademark, privacy, defamation, or libel issues based on how the names are used, but names are not protected by copyright.
No, but it could be a TRADEMARK infringement. Copyright does not protect names.
A copyright is on written material and not on stores or the names of stores. A name of a store would have a trademark on the name.
No you cannot, at least not in the Untied States. Under current US copyright law names, titles, slogans, logos , mottoes, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. Under certain circumstances however they can be registered as trademarks
Definetly not copyright. Names, titles, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. There have however, been several instances of "the Nation" being registered as a trademark, most notably by the weekly publication (registration #0327809)
Business names cannot be protected by copyright, but you can register it as a trademark for $375 on paper, $275 electronically.
Names, titles, logos, slogans, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. You can however copyright a graphical or audio expression of that name provided it meets the criteria for copyright.
No. Names, titles, slogans, and common words/phrases do not qualify for copyright protection. In this case however the Olymipc logo is certainly registered as a trademark.