You may be able to sue for invasion of privacy, violation of right of publicity, and/or defamation depending on all of the facts; you should...

I have a working prototype of a patentable idea. But my funds are limited to file a patent. My budget is $1500?

If you are a micro entity, if you have someone who can do proper black and white line drawings, and can modify them, if your invention is very...

Privacy event and register copyright

Theoretically, there could be, at least, invasion of privacy or defamation issues related to publication of photos, and copyright registration is...

Generally, you may protect a brand name as a trademark. Generally, it is difficult to get utility patents related to computer software...

Can I sue for copyright if I didn’t get paid for a logo, pictures etc?

If you took the photos and this is not a work made for hire situation, then you may own the copyright to the photos, however, based on all of the...

Is there any penalty for making a false claim of provisional patent?

There is no such thing as a provisional patent, rather there is a provisional patent application. As a practical matter, if someone has a...

Is it illegal to write my company name in an artwork without permission?

It appears that DMCA notices and counter notices, which deal with alleged copyright infringement, and are not the way to deal with trademark...

Is it legal to make an NBA 'pick the winner of a game' app without: a) mentioning team names, b) the phrase NBA, c) using logos?

The NBA is very protective of what it may consider its proprietary data, contractual rights, and/or intellectual property rights regarding its...

I need to know if I can use a certain two word phrase for a new bathroom vanity line we are going to have in our business?

Bathroom vanities may arguably includes "cabinets" so there may be some confusion and arguably trademark infringement if you do what you propose. ...

Copyright includes, at least, the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work, and it appears that you may be doing...