What are steps to take on idea to market to production?

The short version is, make sure you have an NDA in place with anyone you deal with. The longer answer is, meet with an attorney to discuss your...

How do I protect my intellectual property?

There are a number of considerations here. To begin with, you own the copyright to your work, just based on creating it and "affixing it in...

Can a Copyright Agent and Claimant file Infringement complaint in California Federal Court

CAN you file? If you choose to, I am unaware of anything stopping you. However, unless you personally have extensive experience with copyright...

There are so many sayings out there on graphic tee's, if I want to print and sell shirts, how do I know what sayings are legal?

If you are going to make the investment into your own business, then you should make the investment into speaking to an intellectual property...

What should I do trademark or copyright

The business name and slogan may potentially be eligible for trademark protection. Any logo or other similar work that may become associated with...

Can I use designs from Vietnam that other US companies claim a copyright to?

There are a lot of factors here. The short answer is that you do not have enough information yet. You need to speak to an intellectual property...

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How do design patents work?

Design patents cover purely ornamental (and not functional) aspects of an object. Copyright protection may also apply if the ornamental design is...

What are you asking here, exactly? Are you asking a free online forum to perform an analysis of every relevant patent out there, and tell you how...

Nfl trademark

It is unclear what you are asking. Are you asking whether you could lose your house, depending on the results of a lawsuit for trademark...

What is the chance that a piracy case will go to court?

This is very dependent on the company, the type of software, etc. For 60k of settlement offer, and a claim of 230k in damages, this sounds like...