A critical question is whether an application to register the photos was filed with the US Copyright Office prior to infringement. An effective...

Trademarks are not the names of products. They are indicators of the source of those products. If you use Great Weiller as the name of the dog...

Although a definite answer cannot be given without more information (which I do not suggest posting publicly), on the surface this does not appear...

You have two issues: ownership of the idea, and any shop rights held by the employer. To the extent that the product includes patentable...

As pointed out in the other answer, if a complaint has been filed against you in court, you have a limited time to respond or you could be subject...

Although jewelry designs can be protected through copyright, in my experience design patents are easier to obtain for jewelry designs than...

The relevant statute is 35 U.S.C. sec. 102(a)(1), which reads: " the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in...

The first question you should ask is whether protecting your invention in multiple countries is worth the cost. Patent protection is necessary to...

Trademark infringement is using a confusingly similar name or mark for related goods. Based on the facts presented in the question, it does not...

In order to qualify for a patent, you must be able to describe your invention in sufficient detail so that one skilled in the art would be able to...