The claims can be amended, and minor amendments to the specification and drawing can be made, but all amendmen ts at this point must be supported...

Can I Patent a apple fruit if I change the shape of the apple to square ? Claiming to a Design patent

Novel and nonobvious changes to fruit and fruit trees are patentable through a plant patent. If you are merely cutting the apple into the shape of...

If you own the copyright, then you can send a DMCA takedown notice to Amazon. Have you registered the copyright? Infringement of a registered...

How do I defend my original art?

Persuading the other company to discontinue use is worth a try, but may be difficult in this case. Trademark rights are acquired by using the...

Filing a copyright of "Visual Material", Searching the U.S. Copyright Office but Can't View Results?

You can only search registrations by author, title of work, etc. You do not see exactly what was registered beyond the basic registration...

Is it a collaboration?

Copyright is owned by the author unless it is assigned, or unless it is a work made for hire, such as a work made at the direction of your...

As others have indicated, you are free to wear the watch yourself, but not to sell it. I am aware of situations in which trademark holders have...

We have to submit a business plan but we want to protect the idea, what should we do?

Business plans are not patentable. A copyright would protect your specific description of the business plan, but provides no protection against...

Would my copyright be protected under this proposed contract?

The way I read that language, you are not giving up any of your rights, but you are giving permission for the organization to do whatever they want...

If the combination is novel and nonobvious, then you may have something patentable. If both products are simply performing their intended...