Did not do patent application follow up, can I have it back?

You might be able to revive the abandoned application. DO NOT attempt to do this yourself - seek the services of a patent attorney. Otherwise,...

In addition to privacy tort laws (as mentioned above), there are also trademark issues that Joe Cocker (or his estate? I don't know if he's still...

Intellectual property infringement

There is nothing to do. If you had an invention 10 years ago, you should have applied for a patent instead of giving it away for free to a...

What are intellectual property implications for putting together a book of Obama's quotations

To reiterate Oscar's answer, you should be OK under the doctrine of "fair use." Whenever quoting someone without their consent, you are...

Is it legal to sell a serial number on eBay

Maybe. You would have to read your license agreement for the software (also referred to as the End User License Agreement, or EULA). If it...

Intellectual Property Rights

No, inasmuch as you would be personally profiting from piracy. It seems like a small offense but is a felony (1+ years in jail). Furthermore,...

With regards to my question about whether or not I could protect a business idea by submitting my business plan to the USPTO...

Check out the book "Patent it Yourself" and also consider speaking with a patent attorney. Specifically, you would want to think about filing...

Can you copyright protect a new online business idea assuming you describe the business plan in detail to the USPTO?

You cannot protect an idea for a business. However, I would advise you to get in touch with a patent attorney who can help you obtain a PATENT on...

If I copywrite a business plan, will it offer the same as protection as a patent on the new product idea covered in the plan?

As mentioned above, the copyright protects the business plan itself. In other words, your copyright protection will be pretty much worthless...

Intellectual property infringement

Friendster, Yahoo!, Apple. Facebook, Google, Microsoft. The first 3 had great ideas. The second 3 "stole" the ideas and made better...