I need help to market and patent and item I have.

You will definitely need a patent attorney or agent to assist you, and some might offer a reduced fee in exchange for "a piece of the action" but...

I've been selling my product (invention) for over a year. Can I still get a patent?

Your question goes to the very heart of why most civilized governments of the world even adopted a patent system. There is a quid pro quo (this...

What is the needed depth/specificity of a provisional patent application?

I do not approach a provisional application any differently than a utility application from a drafting perspective. In each case, one is required...

Looking to protect IP property that has been developed within a software application. Should I Copyright the source code or??

There are two different kinds of intellectual property here, one is copyright and this protection, which covers the expression of an idea, ...

The idea of using a familiar but very old character as the subject of a video game would seem to be a very good one. However, there are some...

What does it mean if a trademark says no consent required?

While Attorney Ballard is correct in regards to the application process, there is another context in which the word "consent" is used in trademark...

Can I demand money from a club that used a photograph I took without my permission?

As the creator of the photograph, you definitely have a copyright ownership interest in it and the ability to resrtict whether or how it is used...

As Attorney Burdick points out, there is a significant difference (at least when it comes to copyright law) between downloading a video...

Am I liable for copyright infringement???

The lesson, which you have learned the hard way, is that the copyright owner does indeed have the right to recover damages from you if you...

I have come up with character names that I want to have exclusive rights to. What is the best way to do this without a story?

It is natural to think that you should be able, for example, to publish one or two pages including a drawing of each character, and underneath it...