Can I copy and paste a similar patent and then just change some text and diagrams?

It is theoretically possible to file a copyright registration application for patent application text and/or drawings. See US Copyright...

Generally, if a trademark is no longer is use, and has been abandoned, then someone else may be able to use that trademark, subject to possibly...

Can I legally use a portion of famous poems in a book I intend to publish?

It would be important to see the book, including the poems and the names of the authors to see if there are copyright infringement concerns, and/or...

Another business operating with the same name in the same state?

One may have common law trademark rights without a trademark registration. Generally, if this business has been operating before yours, then...

Could I use the acronym for a standardized test to label a product (i.e. PCAT Flashcards?).

It appears that PCAT (trademarked) may be a trademark of Pearson Education, Inc. or related entities. In addition, the content of the tests may...

What is protected under a trademark?

Generally, a trademark may be a name, symbol, or device, or combination, indicating source of goods/services which are sold/rendered in commerce. ...

Generally, the OEM logo indicates that the part was made by company A. If, as in your example, company A did not make the part, rather company...

Generally, background singers may be joint authors of the sound recording, and may be joint owners of the copyright to the sound recording. In...

If I take a job, will the company own my intellectual property that I'm currently developing for myself?

You should discuss with a California licensed intellectual property attorney, however, the following may apply:...

Trademark vs Written Agreement

If you have a written contractual agreement, for example, for exclusive trademark licensing, and if you violate that written contractual agreement,...