While industry experience is by no means required to become a patent attorney/agent, let alone be a good one, it definitely helps with respect to...

If 1 word of my proposed trademark is already trademarked, will that prevent me from using/trademarking the name of my company?

While colors can serve as a trademark, they cannot pre-empt the use of a color in a non-trademark sense, nor can they prevent use of that color in...

Copyright attorneys who would take a case on contingency are pretty rare because, in most cases, the work(s) were not registered (or registration...

Reducing the number of sheets when filing PCT. Must the intl application description and drawing be the same as the US?

The US and PCT do not need match as far as pagination and drawing sheets. The content should be the same. I routinely convert U.S. applications...

Selected as the best answer

PCT - Software development - no inventive claim - description does not meet requirements.

An adverse international search report, whether for novelty or inventive step does not automatically doom your application, although you may need...

Contingency basis question

The question you ask is kind of a mixed bag. Many patent attorneys will not take an interest in a patent application because it can potentially...

Selected as the best answer

Patent agent filed provisional patent app for me but it only covered two weeks...

As far as a lawsuit goes, you would have to prove actual damages for there to be any value in it. The other issue will be whether you were...

Am I required by law to respond to these three request?

The fact that you are asking this question shows that you are in WAY, WAY over your head. You need to hire an attorney right away, otherwise, you...

How can I find a list of entertainment attorneys who are willing to work for a percentage of intellectual property sales?

If you contact me privately, I can recommend someone who may be able to help.

How many steps of removal are required before a copyright/trademark/right-to-privacy no longer apply?

This seems pretty similar to an "Intro to IP Law" take-home final exam question I have seen in the past.