Can I patent a different way of playing texas hold'em poker ? If not what are my other options ?

In terms of other options, you may be able to register a copyright to written or pictorial material concerning the game. You may also be able to...

If it didn't exist, would a night club be a patentable invention for which to file a patent application to USPTO?

In this hypothetical, what is different from a structural or process standpoint about a "night club" and the hypothetical prior...

Do we infringe the trade dress from other brand if we have our Logo printed on the products?

It is possible that they can assert trade dress protection for a product design. However, they may or may not succeed and you should discuss...

I am wondering if a trademark is too close

If the two trademarks are for the same goods/services, then you may have a trademark infringement concern, and you may not be able to get a...

Can I copyright a logo that by name is visually similar to another company, but entirely different?

Trademarks can be names or symbols used to identify good/services. Copyright may apply to a work with a modicum of creativity. Copyright...

Can I use part of a trademark name in my business?

Generally speaking if you use a trademark which is "confusingly similar" to someone else's U.S. registered trademark, particularly for the same...

If we have our logo clearly printed on the products, do we still infringe the trade dress of other similar products?

It is possible that a product design could be protected by trade dress. However, if many brands have the same product design and/or this...

What kind of agreement to I need, in order to publish a song I recorded in collaboration with a producer?

You indicate that the producer created the beats and the arrangement. You should have him assign his copyrights, if any, to you. You...

Can I use public data for a paid mobile application? Can I use journal data for a paid mobile application?

If you have data which is freely available from the government and you present the data in a way that is not protected by copyright then it is...

Generally speaking if the work that you end up with, is substantially similar to the initial work then there would be a copyright infringement...