My first date of sale was June 24, 2014. I am filing a utility patent June 24, 2015. Exactly one year later, Is that valid?

As long as you file before midnight (Eastern time I believe- where the USPTO is) you will be within the one-year grace period, so that your prior...

I received a subpoena at my door a couple of days ago regarding a judgement for a trademark infringement case. What should i do?

You should 1) not make any more statements about this in public, and 2) contact an attorney. If you can't find one you can afford, look for a legal...

Patent Question: Can you patent a concept, like marketing an item to a gender group that has not been available to it before?

No. Ideas or concepts are not patentable. Your brand name and some of your product or packaging design may be trademarkable. The packaging or...

I am looking to create pendents with the shapes of towns on them. Are town shapes and names trademarked or copyright protected?

It seems unlikely that the shape of a town or city, as shown on a map, would be trademarked by the town. Someone else may have trademarked a shape...

Patent pending disclosure

Not marking a product as "patent pending" could reduce the amount of damages you can collect, if you are issued a patent and sue to enforce. It...

Broad claim in provisional patent application

The goal of including a broad claim in a PPA is to have the PPA serve as a basis for foreign filings. As such, it doesn't have to say much, as...

Is a provisional patent recommended for a new process /app/ or software? if so, what is the process to obtain one?

A provisional patent application is often a good start when pursuing patent protection, for just about any invention. In large part, it depends on...

Is this trademark infringment?

You have to consider more than whether the marks are similar. You have to consider whether the goods or services being offered under those marks...

There is very likely no intellectual property in any cocktails: method of making it unlikely to be patentable, or a trade secret, menu description...

I have an idea for a few inventions and I just wanted to know how would I go about getting my ideas patented and protected

To get your inventions patented, speak with a patent attorney in private. Once you have patents issued, you can seek to enforce them against...