You would breach the contract by joining the client as an employee. The contract is clearly enforceable in most states but check with a North...

What difference among these fields of law? IP, Patent application, Patent Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Franchising?

Generally speaking, law firms have intelletual property departments which include teams of lawyers who specialize in these fields. For example,...

Please see my question below regarding potentially trademarking a slogan.

Ordinarily, short slogans cannot be protected by either copyright law or trademark law. Further, you cannot legitimately file for a trademark on a...

Can I use the Robert E. Howard Character Solomon Kane as the basis for an original fictional work for sale?

I doubt it but you would need to retain IP counsel to conduct a clearance analysis. Even if the character is no longer protected by copyright law,...

If your provisional patent gets appoved does that mean your utility patent will be appoved

Provisional patent applications are not approved, and there is no such thing as a provisional patent. Provisional patent applications are not...

Like so many other questions, the answer is that it depends. However, it is more likely than not that a court would conclude that this is a form...

This question cannot be answered without understanding numerous facts and circumstances. In general, copyright law does not protect short phrases...

US Trademark. Same word & same general industry.

This would almost certainly constitute trademark infringement. You won't avoid t he problem by using a stylized mark. It is time to find a new...

What do you think of the domain name powertrademarks.com for an aspiring trademark attorney?

I think it will get you in trouble with the bar association, as would "strongtrademarks.com". You are making misrepresentation to the extent you...

If a trademark is facing a petition to cancel on the grounds that it is merely descriptive...

If the registrant loses the cancellation proceeding, the trademark will be cancelled. You won't have the option of getting the trademark on the...