Should I file my "Request for Cancellation" before I have my trademark in the uspto system?

My colleagues offered some good advice here. I am not so sure you understood the advice the lawyer gave you or perhaps it was not the best advice....

Is copyright protection useless for software developers?

I think my colleague offered you a very generous response which I agree with. Unlike him, however, I still think software is pretty easy to work...

Brand name I'm planning to use is similar to existing brand but they aren't trademarked. Can they sue me after I've trademarked?

My colleagues offered good advice and given that we have successfully registered 100s of marks for clients in the fashion industry I am all...

Should I copyright my photographs? Can I sell prints of photographs but still retain ownership?

As noted, registration offer some very good benefits and is required before you can enforce any claim of infringement. The stock photo sites...

Notarization does nothing to affect a contract save for verifying a persons ID and there is no way to protect a bald idea. The "idea" needs to be...

First, are you actually being sued meaning you were served with a summons? I'm asking because many people confuse cease & desist letters with law...

Can I legally publish my photos of my son's Thomas toys in a book I am writing?

If you are talking your own pictures and actually discussing the contents or commenting on those images then you should be fine. This would clearly...

What do I need to do to stop a trademark application of someone who went behind and applied to trademark my corporations name

Yours is a very fact intensive scenario, but it sounds as if there is some serious confusion regards to trademark law. There are definitely...

This is actually not that straight forward of a question. Doing this for your own personal use will not land you in trouble because for solely...

Are there any legal requirements to publish a cookbook with recipes gathered from several sources?

I would add to my colleague's comments that recipes are not protected under copyright law. This is because they are facts. But a recipe book, for...