Can I protect an idea about how to apply a company's technology so that I can present said company with a biz opportunity? IP

In principle, yes. If your use of existing technology is new, not obvious, and useful, then you could apply to patent your innovation. Note that...

I think the likeliest answers are abandonment of the mark or dilution until the mark becomes generic through non-defense. I don't know what you...

I also know that the Dastar Corp ruling said you can't use trademark as a mutant copyright towards public domain works.

As my colleagues have rightly pointed out, copyright protects the artistic expression (i.e., the right to make a copy) and that artistic expression...

Would it be legally permissible for me to label the shirt "Jedi Master Ron Paul" without the appropriate license from Lucasfilm?

No. Don't do it. Even though the shirt would be entertaining: don't do it. LucasFilm was strongly protective of their brand and trademarks. Disney...

Is This A Legitimate Way to Work Around a Competitors Patent?

It sounds like you're looking for a noninfringement opinion. That takes considerable facts (the competitor's patent, your product) and analysis,...

Filing an action to stop the use of our corporate name

Attorney Vaccaro is right: maybe you can stop them. If they offer different goods or services, and there's no likelihood of consumer confusion,...

If I document an idea in an inventors journal, can this entry be used to protect my invention ?

No. Documenting an idea does nothing to protect you or it. If you have a patentable invention, or want to know if you might, speak with a patent...

Am I being scammed or is this legitimate? I am in the wrong, either way. Even if it was accidental.

I wouldn't pay without seeing an agreement in writing and having an attorney look at it.

I have an invention that I want to profit from, but the invention is an add-on component for something that is already produced?

Your attachment might be patentable if it is new and not obvious in light of what is known – which encompasses not just the attachments the...

If I have an LLC, and another company elsewhere has the same name, can I still use it?

You may be able to register the name, if it is not taken in your state (commonwealth as you're in Pennsylvania). Trademark infringement may make...