well you don't have to worry about design patent rights.However other rights regarding such product could have come into being such as trademark...

I've developed a different project based on someone else's idea. Will it be violating that person's intellectual property right?

There are IP/ownership issues here but equally as dominant is whether you violated school policy by taking files and ignoring rights of...

How to avoid design patent issues when importing home decoration items?

All the suggestions to date are helpful but best advice is to know why you are concerned.If someone is selling you the product for redistribution...

Is it illegal to create a tee with all the "favorite things, some of them are brand names like LeGo, playDoh, etc?

Best thinking.You could be sued by every one of the brand names on the tee you are suggesting to use.Of course you could be creative and change...

Do patent owners own a copyright on the text of the patent itself?

As all the responders have noted this is a very interesting question.What you wrote in a patent specification is copyrightable subject matter.Once...

I have a cleaning business registered in RI. as a llc. Does this protect my business name from unregistered competitors inRI?

First of all two companies cannot register for the same corporate name in the same state.But your question is broader.It is one of...

Can I have a business name if it is a registered trademark of another business?

HARPER is not a dominant name for all industries.Certainly for books and magazines you might have some difficulty.But other unrelated industries I...

Need help obtaining a patent

you are discussing a design that may fit as both design patent and utility patent.If the prior art patent you refer to,a utility patents,has...

Much of the automotive fluid flush equipment seems to be very similar, do I need to patent mine or avoid building similar tools?

If you want to feel comfortable in evaluating your own flush fluid you can have a patent search done for about $300-500 by those skilled in the...

Always show up.One exception might be there is no personal jurisdiction over you and the case has absolutely no merit.Always best to show up as...