Why do most people say a defendant should NOT take a case to trial if its federal?

Two comments. First, I have NEVER heard anyone say that in my 20+ years of involvement with matters in the Federal Courts. Second, without more...

Patent Search Needed. What's the average price?

It can run from about $2,000 on up, depending upon subject matter and scope of search. Greg Aharonian is a searcher out in California and can give...

Do I need a patent lawyer?

At this point you should neither sign anything nor even verbally state that you are considering giving up anything and go see an attorney. There...

Patent Law

It is going to be difficult to find a patent attorney who would prepare an application on contingency. There has been an ongoing internal debate...

IP Lawyer Question regarding domain rights and copy write with "Cease & refrain" demand

You are going to need a lawyer who will review your domain registrations, how you have been using the words and for how long and exactly what...

Do I stand that chance of patent, copyright, intellectual property, licensing, etc. infringement?

What you ask is far too broad and general for this forum. For example, you may buy chocolate chips of any brand and use them in your cookies...

I'm confused about patening intellectual property. Is there another way to protect unique code and algorythms?

You have already been advised that patnet and copyright protection are available. Depending upon what you mean by "software as a service" you may...

Filing U.S. Patent Application

Yes, any given provisional application can describe multiple inventions and can have claims directed to multiple applications. WITHIN one year...

The answer is likely not without approval from MLB under the circumstances. Place yourself in the shoes of MLB. If someone went to the site as...

Is my work a derivative work that can be copyrighted or is there infringement?

A work based upon another work is a derivative work. Derivative works are automatically copyrighted upon fixation in a tangible medium of...