Before becoming a patent attorney, I was an engineer working in orthopedics and bone fixation for many years, and I can tell you that I spent A LOT...

This is really a copyright question moreso than trademark. As for trademark matters and doing business, file a dba under a business name, or use...

The issue of forming the LLC (assuming that it was here in CT) would most likely be a state law matter. The patent is a federal matter. Could be...

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This is not the answer that you want, but honestly, there are a lot of factors involved here, and it is too much to explain on an online forum like...

A company has violated my intellectual property and is not taking action on a DMCA notice. What are my options?

Is it worth it? That is really only something that you can decide. Are you losing money because of this? Would you propose a licensing arrangement...

Will I Infringe On An Existing Trademark If...

You might be. Even though their trademark may be for a TV show, they are well known enough where there could be an argument for consumers being...

Im writing a book and am afraid of violating another author's copyright by quoting from their book.

This most likely does fall under fair use, where you are using just enough of the text, and a proportionately small amount at that, to critique the...

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"how can I know if an idea has been copywriten or not? something inspired me but I want to know if I can use the idea or not.

There is no protection for idea; we don't want someone to control how another person thinks. What there IS protection for is how those ideas are...

Yes. (since you so bluntly wanted a short answer; in reality, as others have pointed out, there are exceptions)

Not charging and providing full credit have nothing to do with fair use under copyright law. Those are factors that a lot of sites will use in...