Would a website providing a service that is similar to one component of my process be considered prior art for my patent?

Typically, a provisional patent application does not include an information disclosure (prior art) statement. If a non provisional patent...

How do I use copyrighted music in a podcast.?

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

Generally, for a CIP patent application, you may want to include all, or virtually all, of the subject matter, including all of the drawings and...

Can i put nasscar logo on shirts brought in to me i did not buy shirts ?

Generally, if you put someone else's trademarked logo on a product, without the trademark owner's permission, and sell the product, you may be...

Can I create original artwork using vintage band names (for example Guns'N'Roses, Metallica, Biggie etc.) to sell for profit?

There is at least, trademark infringement concerns, when you use a band name to sell products without permission of the owner of the band name, and...

How should I register my company?

Generally, you should do a US full trademark search which would include at least, USPTO registered trademarks, USPTO pending trademark...

Do I have to pay a photographer who is filing a claim against me for using a Copyrighted image that I'm not profiting from?

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

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

Under the first sale doctrine, you may be able to resell an authentic product that you purchased from someone else, however, you need to avoid...

Judicial opinions are typically compiled in reporters, in a manner so that aspects of the compilation may be subject to copyright protection. ...