The name of your invention really isn’t valuable unless you plan to sell it yourself and use it as a trademark. The details of how to make and use...

Copyright protects the expression of an idea. Thus, the facts themselves are not protected, but the manner in which they are expressed is...

Can I use the name in my software that I wish to sell?

Names are not protected by copyright, but by trademark. Although registration is important because it provides the presumptions of the exclusive...

Do I have to shut down my 10-yr website, as someone is saying they've Trademarked (a portion) of my website domain name??

In addition to the good answers you have already received, it is entirely possible that the other party is infringing your common law trademark...

Altered references to other stories and characters?

If the characteristics are nothing more than common traits of that type of character, and this would be fine. If, however, The connection to the...

Liability can results for filing an unreasonable DMCA notice. So, it is important to be sure that you have a good basis for sending such a notice...

What you don’t say is whether your drawing is in anyway based on the photograph. If your drawing is completely original, then it is not a...

I'd like my designs to be manufactured in Italy. Which is the proper contract to protect my designs/name/logo?

The details of your designs, cost, payment terms, shipping terms, honoring your intellectual property, responsibility for any losses,. country and...

Trademark protects a name or logo used to identify a source of goods. A quick perusal of a few of the applications for registration seem to...

I find it very strange that the attorney would turn down a certified letter. It certainly raises various questions in my mind about that attorney...