If someone is violating my patent, how long can I wait before confronting him about the violation?

Depending upon the specific facts, if you delay, you could be faced with a laches and estoppel defense, independent of the 6 year statute of...

Can I patent something that is similar to something already patented?

Some basic things that you should know are that the product and pending patent application (assuming that it published) are what is called "prior...

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Claims not checked by a patent attorney included into a provisional application

Provisional applications are NOT examined, so the specification could not be "uncontested by the examiner." In general, you should have a patent...

How to to trademark, patent

You need to provide more information. For general information, go to www.uspto.gov and review. If you formulate a better question after doing so,...

Registered design for a small structure

A UK registration does not afford protection in the US. Protection is beased upon sovereign rights and may be extended to others by international...

In general, colors and color combinations are available for anyone to use. Nobaody can claim rights per se in any color(s). However, colors can...

Your question: "We are having some tshirts made up with the word PREMIER on them. A local gym is threatening to charge us 1000.0

This is a trademark matter for which you should seek legal counsel from a reputable trademark attorney who can advise you accodingly based upon the...

I received a letter, which is USPTO FILING RECEIPT and FOREIGN PATENT FILING from the patent office I'm not sure what to do?

There are many scam outfits (particularly from outside the US in Eastern Europe) that send official looking letters of this type. I regularly have...

Hi, how do I protect IP for (1) a made-up word (2) in a certain color/font that (3) has a slogan to explain what it means?

If you are going to use it in conjunction with interstate commerce as a brand, as a general matter, you can apply for a Federal trademark on the...

Are lawyers fees negotiable?

The answer is probably as different as there are different lawyers, types of law and particular issues -- in some cases it definitely is and in...