Are the drawings you submit for a provisional patent application the official drawings?

It is very common to file provisional patent applications with "informal" drawings that show all features which are anticipated to be listed in a...

If i were to airbrush any team logos ncaa, nfl, etc. for peoples rec rooms as a buiness can i do that or how could i do that

You would need to negotiate a license agreement with the organization which owns the logos you want to use. In all likelihood, this would require...

I am having a non-profit organization "name" dispute and I need to know what my legal rights are.

The names are close enough to create a likelihood of confusion. Not knowing the causes, I cannot say whether the services might be different...

I received a C&D letter regarding the use of a trademark. Do they have a case?

You have already been given excellent advice by others. I will add that, if the name that is registered is the common name by which the product is...

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In general, comment and criticism favor a finding of fair use. You should limit your use of material from the movies to the minimum necessary to...

Patent App Technology

The fact that the Kickstarter campaign starts tomorrow gives you little time to act. Once an idea is publicly disclosed, you lose your right to...

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How Broadly can large company enforce a common term

Even in the case of the hypothetical, it depends on whether the dominant portion of the mark is burn or 365, and whether the dominant portion of...

Service Name infringement in Arizona.

The federal registration creates a presumption of the right to use the mark throughout the entire country. A federal registration takes precedence...

How close does another name need to make a name not trademarkable?

I can tell you the factors that apply, but as others have correctly noted, do not have enough information to say how they apply in this...

If patents prevent an individual from designing the same invention, How does competition exist?

It is pretty rare for a patent to exclude an entire class of devices. Most patents are small improvements over what has been done in the past. ...