Copyright of freelance work

A non-disclosure agreement can be enforced to prevent the disclosure of confidential information (e.g, a trade secret). So, without one, the...

How can I an American citizen partner up with someone outside the U.S in an Internet business? LLC?

In my practice, I do not often recommend a limited liability company for an operating business due to self-employment tax disadvantages. In cases...

For purposes of taxation, the IRS and the NJ Division of Revenue treat co-owned LLCs as partnerships by default (or as a sub chapter S corporation,...

The answer to your question depends on whether the term "historic" means old enough to be in the public domain, and it also helps to have an...

Are Mugshots A Public Record/Misappropriation?

Q: What action, if any, can I take if a company is using a photograph of me, derived from a "mugshot" taken during my arrest several years ago. ...

Is it possible to patent an idea for a business method that major companies are not doing, nor see it themselves for use?

Q: Can I patent, and profit from, an idea that requires implementation by large companies such as bankers and retailers? A: Possibly. Only...

Patent needed but money needed to get patent. .What are my rights?

Q: How do I protect "an idea/new business" so that others (including potential investors) can not steal it? A: First, if you do need to speak...

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I have a US Patent. How do I go about getting patents in other countries if the required time has passed? Any loopholes?

Unfortunately, no, you can not do this now. Your only possibility would be to come up with a novel and unobvious improvement, which would have to...

Can a derivative work of an open source software project be patented?

Your question touches upon copyright, patent and contract considerations. Copyright: The developer(s) of a library who have chosen to make...

This is a very interesting question. The bundle of rights which a copyright owner possesses includes the right to prevent others from making...