Assuming you have no agreement, no patent, no intellectual property rights, and there is no policy of Home Depot for paying employees for...

Copyright includes at least the exclusive rights to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies, to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted...

Can I trademark my companies name and logo if it contains “two” words that are used in another companies name?

Generally, if one trademark is confusingly similar to another as applied to the particular goods/services then there may be a trademark...

Can I stop a company from selling merch with the name of my corporation?

Generally, it is possible to have common law trademark rights without a trademark registration. Generally, if someone else has a U.S....

Patent exhaustion?

Generally, if one sells in the US a product covered by a US patent, without authority of the patent holder, one may be liable for patent...

If it is a US design patent application, can i mark the product as patent pending?

Generally, one may mark a product patent pending for a design patent application, assuming the product sufficiently relates to the design patent...

add something to an existing product can I add something to an existing product

Generally it may be possible to file for a patent application related to an improvement of an existing product. It is important to keep your...

Depending on all of the facts, it may be better to assert an at least as early date of whenever you recently properly used the trademark without...

How to mark product if the patent application is still pending? And how if the patent issued?

Generally, one may be able to mark patent pending on a product where a patent application is pending. Generally, one marks a product covered by...

Generally, if you do not file appropriate renewal documents and fees when due, your trademark registration will be canceled. Generally, if...