Should I start selling my product using the tm symbol while I await federal registration of my trademark?

There is no reason to not use the "TM" indication. Use of the "TM" would be identifying to the world that you are claiming common law trademark...

Is the the plaintiff entitled to relief or damages/relief on both fronts against the owner and then as a creditor in bankruptcy

I agree with the first two answers you received from my colleagues. In the situations they noted, each is separately liable as an infringer. ...

Provisional Patents and what is protected and not protected

There are several points that need to be addressed with respect to your question. First, provisional applications are not published and thus, do...

My question is? The papers I signed in the beginning, do they bind me to those companies? I want to go forward on my own. Can I?

Any obligation that you have to the companies will be specified in the contracts that you signed. You need a lawyer to review those and advise you...

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Can I do anything when a small company is using another (big) company's logo and history on LinkedIn to attract more attention?

When one company's use of a name or logo is confusingly similar to that of another company, that create a cause of action for trademark...

Can I trademark the name of a common scientific term for the name of a scientific journal?

Yes, it is possible to trademark a common term as a title for a journal - for example, "Cell" is the title of a scientific journal relating to...

How long should it take for someone to put a patent marking under U S C 287 on their website

It is not entirely clear what you are asking, but I will try to answer anyway. If the license agreement obligates a party to mark, and the...

The "$1" is called the "consideration" for the contract. Many contracts merely recite "consideration" as having been given and recieved, but some...

I want to conduct a patent search on an idea. How much does it cost to conduct a patent search (world wide)

As noted by the others, the cost range is typically in the $2,000 to $5,000 range, but possibly more due to complexity OR number of references that...

Can my shirt design company sell a shirt with a public domain image of a deceased celebrity that we edited with his name?

Adding to attorney Sack's answer, you need to understand that even if the photo is "public domain" (and I would not take a Wikipedia notation to...