How can I protect my idea from business competitors? In college I discovered a method that markedly improves self-help efficacy.

I agree with my colleagues and particularly with the points made by Mr. Ballard. Nothing you mentioned here suggests that you have a patentable...

If I make a product similair to an online game what do I have to do to make it legal as far as copyright and trademark rules?

Your question I think is just way too vague. How similar and in what respect? I suggest that you consult with a lawyer in private and discuss...

If I am using a mark and another company has a similar mark IR under the Madrid Protocol, will a US registration protect me?

Your question is not that clear. Given that he US is a common law jurisdiction no registration is required in order for someone to claim TM rights...

Another one about intellectual property rights.

I agree with Attorney Redinger here. The issue will be whether your final product infringes in some way on the Minecraft enterprise either under...

Is making a reference guide to a copyrighted work or works considered fair use?

Look, I agree with the others that this does not suggest a fair use scenario, but I would flesh out all your objectives with counsel as perhaps...

Can I please have some questions answered that involves pitching an invention to a company?

Every circumstance is different. Are we actually talking about an invention or the "idea" for an invention? Most companies will never sign your NDA...

How Can I Sell Crafts Portraying Well Know Characters Without Breaking Copyright Laws?

You simply cannot make products featuring famous trademarks or copyrighted works of others without a license save for some very limited...

Football plays are by definition functional. They are not creative works of original authorship reduced to some tangible expressive format. You do...

Ownership of new product design artwork.

You are referring to a written work-for-hire agreement. Typically, the WFH language is only part of a broader agreement often an independent...

I produce video content, can I periodically file a copyright application to cover a bunch of them? what are the rules on this?

As noted, you are speaking about a "collection filing" and this may offer a best course of action for you. But as my colleagues make clear, there...