As a startup IT Company, i purchased a Software, an existing client wants to terminate the existing contract.

I don't think that you can keep the client, as it did not provide its agreement to the assignment. The transaction is beyond what we can analyze on...

There are two avenues that you can persue with a sports product patent. One is a utility, provisional application covering the concept. The other...

Written work copyright.

While I generally agree with my colleague's advice, I believe that if the contract is clear, you should have no problem withe the writing credit. ...

Intellectual property law?

In order to protect your idea/invention, you need to disclose it to a patent attorney. A Patent attorney is ethically obligated to keep your...

Tradermark infringement for trademark in domain-name, but name is used in a descriptive way and site offers different products

Now that you got on that company's radar, they may send you a Cease and Desist letter or sue you for trademark infringement. As my colleague...

Code emulation and copyright infringement?

It appears that you may likely be infringing, by emulating and linking to pirated material. Seek copyright counsel to provide you with specific...

Can I publish my thesis as a book without permission from the University?

You should check the agreement with the University on IP ownership that you signed when you entered the Univesity. It is likely that in signing...

Do Audio recordings hold the same copyright period as the physical book?

The term of copyright for both works may be the same, but for a derivative work, like the audiobooks, the term started much later. I suggest you...

Filming in public locations showing the corporate names

If you are filming in a public location and the building signage is there, you should be ok. But if you focus in on a particular brand or have...

Am I committing a copyright violation by scraping a listing from Amazon and putting it on my own website with an affiliate link?

I suggest that you contact Amazon. They are very helpful to their customers and affiliates and will let you know what you can and cannot do. If...