I applied for a trademark a few months ago and this week it is going to the attorney. Someone is protesting my mark

It sounds like you filed a trademark registration application and it is being examined and opposed. You need to work with a trademark attorney for...

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Do we need IP Protection and Trademark for our new website?

Any new business should consult with a trademark attorney about clearing rights to use their name, logo, slogan, etc., and filing registrations if...

I have an idea for a patent that I would like to bring out to the public, without infringing of someone trying to steal my idea

I'm not sure what you're asking, but it sounds like you want to know how to commercialize and test your idea without first applying for patent. If...

I suggest you start by speaking with a trademark attorney about clearing the rights to use the name, for all the goods or services on which you're...

It's possible that that mark is famous: here, enough people may remember the mark that there would be a likelihood of confusion. It's also...

Would filing a trademark for my music label "Merge Music" infringe an existing trademark for "Merge Records?"

It may infringe. No one on this site could or should give you legal advice (such as you're asking for) without you hiring them. This is for general...

Is it illegal to melt old US pennies?

If you do it fraudulently, it is illegal: "Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales or lightens any...

I just started my own business just one month ago and I've just recieved a letter of an illegal infringement

That's certainly challenging and upsetting. It sounds like you didn't clear the rights to use the name before you set up shop. You should speak...

Is there a difference filing for Trademark using "intent to use" or "using now"?

You can use a name regardless of your trademark registration filing (but see below). Trademark rights accrue through use. Registration gives you...

Can I seek monetary damages for intellectual property theft?

It depends on what agreement you had with them. A contract can be formed orally, without anything written, but from what you describe it sounds...