To the good advice you have already received, I would only add that as long as your new attorney has the application serial number and confirmation...

How to patent an idea which is an improvement over an existing patent?

Most inventions are small improvements over prior inventions. The existence of the prior invention is among tghe prior art that must be considered...

Is it legal to use celebrity pics and copy their designs for online sale?

Most likely this will be okay, but you should review your designs with an intellectual property attorney before proceeding, because there are some...

As long as you are buying authentic items from a legitimate source, the first sale doctrine extinguishes the intellectual property rights...

Can I go after US based companies who are printing illegal copies of my t-shirts with my trademarked name included?

Yes, you can go after anyone who is copying or distributing unauthorized copies of your artwork. However, since infringement of some or all of...

Combination patent question

Obviousness is a tricky issue. As a general rule, the motivation relied upon by the examiner to combine the teachings of the references does not...

Can my former employer force me to remove images of a game I have worked on from my online portfolio?

If you developed the game as part of your job duties, then any copyrightable material you developed as part of that game is a work made for hire...

Somebody filed a trademark for my name (literally the one on my birth certificate). What does it take to cancel it?

A trademark that includes the name of a living person should never have been issued without that person's consent. However, now that it has...

Famous cartoon characters are very likely to be the subject of both copyright and trademark protection. Even if your services are unrelated to any...

You are free to use the trademark to truthfully describe the subject of your book. Be careful to avoid over-use of the trademark, as well as to...