You are horribly misinformed regarding patent protection -- the "good old way" -- has not been a way to protect anything since at least the...

Is there a way to obtain a patent for my invention by offering an IP attorney a share in future patent (instead of paying $$)?

Doubtful. And I would be wary of any attorney who agreed to do so. First of all, what you suggest could potentially place the attorney in...

Intellectual property theft?

As best I can tell from your description, the party who communicated with you is claiming trademark rights in "Lex-Code". There are many issues...

What are the copywrite laws in New York regarding internet material?

Just because someone posts something on the internet, making that posting available to anyone who wants to listen, does NOT mean that the posting...

Do you need patent for a ios app or is patent only use for inventions?

A patent protects the new and non-obvious implementations of an inventive concept. A trademark protects a mark that serves as an indicator of a...

In general, if the mark is protected as a word mark, even if stylized in a particular font, if the goods or services are the same or sufficiently...

What are material facts?

I concur with the other answer. To try and give you a layman language sense, a "material fact" is one that establishes some element of the case. ...

Can I pursue a business idea that was originally discussed with a party already developing a similar idea?

The answer depends upon several "IF"s: 1. IF you did not sign a non-disclosure and/or non-use agreement, 2. IF there is no law in your...

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Wrote original song. In it, I use lines from Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride" and Emerson's "Concord Hymn"? Legalities?

The writings of Longfellow and Emerson are both in the public domain. As such, anyone can reproduce those works or parts thereof without payment. ...

What is the expiration date of a patent dated Feb 19,2008? 20 years?

The rule generally is, if the patent application was filed after June 1995, the patent gets 20 years from the earliest priority date claimed. If...