How can I protect my intellectual property?

Your "ideas" and "concepts" may be too abstract to protect through patents. You may be able to protect various expressions through copyrights. ...

There is a concern that others may think that your brand is affiliated with and/or is sponsored by these other brands, and you may be sued for...

Generally, you would be looking to obtain a U.S. trademark registration for the class or classes of goods/services that you are selling/rendering...

Copyright, includes at least the exclusive right to reproduce a copyrighted work in copies, and to distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the...

You could try offering less than the $700. Also, you should get a written settlement agreement to release you from any liability. You should...

If web media (presumably protected by copr) I create is erased as a result of a school extension, is it destruction of property?

You indicate "so long as I am not using it for personal financial gain - which I am not", but then indicate "was potentially monetizable" which...

Is there a way around a nondisclosure agreement?

It would be important to review the terms of the particular non disclosure agreement, however, generally it would be more prudent to completely...

If there is a US holder of a copyright and if copyright infringement occurs in a foreign country, and if the foreign country is a member of the...

Could familiar objects (ie: puzzle pieces) used to practise concepts in student workbooks become a copyright issue?

Copyrights do not protect ideas, rather expressions. if your puzzle pieces look different, there may not be substantial similarity and there may...

Can I paint a toy car to have a design similar to a sneaker and then sell it? Like paint the body of it?

It is possible that a design of a sneaker may be protected by intellectual property, such as, for example, copyright, trademark, trade dress, and...