Do foreign trademark applications on the USPTO require specimen?

You should attempt to contact the examiner (ideally through an attorney, but best protect your rights and not say anything during the conversation...

How can my mother sget help with a patent situation

This is a difficult, and all too common situation. Your best bet is to gather all the documents (whatever she signed, whatever they provided,...

Does EVERYTHING I write down, photograph, etc. establish copyright?

I'm not sure where the quoted section of your question is from. Generally speaking, when a work that exhibits sufficient creativity is affixed in...

It is, unfortunately, not a simple situation. In many instances, these types of companies (and I am not referring to Invent Help in particular,...

Do you have a case here? Yes, it seems that you have a very realistic case here. However, I strongly recommend against trying to handle this as a...

How can i do changes on a product in order not to violate a patent.

A change in size or color is ALMOST NEVER sufficient to design around a patent (there are exceptions, depending on the specificity of the claims,...

Can I sue a company for copyright infringement without substantial proof or evidence?

You contact at least a thousand manufacturers in Asia? Did you sign any agreements with these manufacturers? Any non disclosure or non compete...

My written work was used in a book without compensation. What steps can I take?

Unless you signed an agreement assigning your rights (such as copyright), or signed a work-for-hire agreement (seems unlikely, but it is perfectly...

While you typically want any disputes settled close to you, you also typically select law that you find favorable. That can be the laws in a state...

How do infringement laws apply if you expand into other countries later in the business's life? How is this typically handled?

An international application under the Madrid protocol can protect your mark in, I believe, 98 countries. WIPO has a lot of information, as does...