If a business name is trademarked in the US but i have the european trademark can i trade in the eu without infringement.

Congratulations on finding the other company's use of its mark & name before you invested a lot of time and money in your mark. As an initial...

My professor used my data and asked other ph.d. student in my lab to work further without my consern. What type of right I have?

You may have a copyright issue, depending upon your status as a researcher or university student or employee. You can read more about copyright...

Can I use quotations from books and speeches in a text message service without infringing on copyright?

Yes. Unless your service is for non-profit education, news, criticism or some other "fair use" purpose, this would appear to be copyright...

Am I violating a federally registered trademark?

In addition to Ms. Koslyn's correct points, a FEDERAL trademark registration (as opposed to a state trademark registration) automatically gives the...

You state, "I am struggling to understand at what point a game based on another game becomes legally unique." So would a court. Copyright,...

If art is copied using a different medium is there a copyright issue?

Pardon the typo in my previous answer - the site is www.copyright.gov. Per the AVVO terms of use, this does not constitute legal advice, nor...

If art is copied using a different medium is there a copyright issue?

"Copyright" regards the "expression of an idea." Someone expressing an idea is the author of a work - e.g., a painting, a book, a photograph, a...

I had been infringing on a trademark on my website and in my written company material. I corrected it. Can I still be sued?

To put a slightly different spin and finer point on this, you state: "my product 'fixes mistakes in (big company's product).'" You seem ready to...

In addition to other issues that have already been raised about your situation, you may have a trade secret issue, which is fact dependent and...

I have an idea for a product but not the actual product how do i obtain a patent on just an idea

Technically, you can't get a patent on an "idea" - the patent law explains that a patent may be obtained by "whoever invents or discovers any new...