If I co-own a (US) company, can this company sponsor my working visa?

To qualify as a beneficiary under H1B, you must establish an employer-employee relation relation with the company. If you co-own the company you...

Do sneaker companies own the rights to the silhouettes of the sneakers they design?

Interesting question. My initial reaction to this question is, under what law is the silhouettes protectable? Assuming the silhouettes of a...

Can I sell things from patterns I find online

Assuming your statements are true, the quick answer is, no, you cannot sell things with the "pattern" and you would infringe other people's...

Legal consultation on an issue of intellectual property (IP) law –question 2

I agree with my colleagues that you need to consult a patent attorney to determine. There are many unknown facts that may dominate the direction of...

You have done the right thin by removing the photo immediately from your website upon notice. I don't think the demand letter for $638 can...

Can I publish a game I developed for a client if I was not payed for the game and all the work was done by me?

I agree with my colleague's answer and would echo that computer games are particularly complicated because it is not just software that was...

Can I publish a game that I was contracted to do all the work for if I was not payed according to the contract?

The answer to your question is rather complicated. In essence, you have assigned your copyright under the contract ("work for hire") to the company...

How do I protect my interests in ideas based on existing brands given to companies?

Ideas worth nothing until successful execution thereof. In other words, only execution of your ideas, not ideas themselves, can lead you to the...

Can you file both a breach a contract claim and a copyright infringement claim at the same time? Or do you have to choose one?

You can and should include both claims. In fact, you should include ALL cause of actions arising out of the same transactions and occurrence. ...

Agreement to purchase ownership rights of a software application

You need an intellectual property attorney who has experiences in software licensing/purchase transactions. It would be better if your intellectual...