You want a deal that is fair to everyone involved, so that e3veryone is happy going forward, and so that you can continue to profit from making...

It is really impossible to say whether what you are doing crosses any lines without knowing exactly how much of the original copyrighted work - as...

As a general rule, most individual inventors, startup companies, small businesses, and even medium sized businesses are generally better off...

There is no such thing as a provisional patent. A provisional patent application is not examined, and does not result in a patent. It merely...

Copyright protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. To the extent that you are presenting factual information about a belief...

As others correctly indicated, your designs are ornamentation, not use as a trademark. However, they can be protected through...

Does the law limit access to " copyright" items which are not registered with the copyright office but rather simply implied ?

Because you are the author of the work, you own the copyright. However, in the absence of registration prior to infringement, the teeth you have...

How do youtube/facebook/etc get around copy right laws if someone posts a video with a song in it?

Educational use is much more limited than your question assumes, and is typically limited to a small number of copies for use within a classroom. ...

Another Business Has the Same Name As Mine!

In general, it is not trademark infringement to use the same name for unrelated goods or services. However, if the trademark is famous, liability...

Design or Utility Patent?

Your first concern is whether your product infringes the claims of the existing patent. Infringement is a completely separate issue from...