I agree that the best thing you can do is to pick another name. Although the UK trademark is not an issue, the US registration provides the...

The first question is exactly what you have at this point. There is no such thing as a provisional patent. A provisional application is not...

Two related but distinct actions. Copyright infringement and breach of contract.

Suit would be filed in Federal Court for both claims, most likely where the defendant resides. In general, most contracts must be in writing. ...

What can I do about an International Marketing Company using my likeness for their promotional material without my permission?

England has signed the Berne Convention as well as other treaties. Under the Berne Convention, your copyright is protected in England withoujt the...

Can sports team sue me for a domain name I registered if the name is similar to their team name?

It is trademark infringement to use a domain name that is confusingly similar to a pre-existing trademark. Note that the standard is confusingly...

What would it take for the trademark holders of "Zorro" and their license partners lose the "Zorro" at every level here?

What determines whether a copyrighted character is also protected by trademark is whether the character is also used as a trademark. If the...

Is it possible to prevent my workers from stealing my idea?

If you know exactly how it will work, then first investigate whether the app has any patentable features. If so, then have a provisional patent...

You have two issues: protecting your own work and avoiding infringement of anyone else's work. To solve the first issue, apply for copyright...

I will add to the above comments that intent in adopting the mark is a factor in a likelihood of confusion analysis. If the intent is that at...

Aside from the copyright issues, the first mistake here was trying to work with someone for years when the quality of their work was poor. Your...

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