Do I have to have to register two separate trademarks (one for our name that we are doing business under, and one for our logo)?

No, there is no requirement that you register both. However, if both are going to serve as symbols of your business (e.g. NIKE & the "swoosh"),...

Will I be infringing upon their patent if I re-sell the containers with my product in it?

In addition to patent, your question impacts trademarks and trade dress issues and may also involve copyright. You need to engage a seasoned IP...

Will I be able to get a utility patent?

You definitely need a registered patent attorney to help you. It sounds like you have an invention that is worthy of a provisional utility...

Do I have a copyright or other claim if I wasn't compensated?

I agree with Alice Baker's answer. However, if you did not sign a release and you can show that you did not consent to or authorize their use of...

Copyrighted rights

As colleagues have said, protection and enforcement of rights in a logo sounds like trademark law may be more applicable than copyright law. I...

What can I do to get these videos taken down

As a practical matter, i see 2 ways to get the videos taken down - 1) have the users retract the posts or 2) approach FB, Instagram and YouTube and...

Can I trademark a brand name using the name of a city? For instance, Detroit Shirts.

Potentially yes, but I agree with the other attorneys that such a mark may be very weak. You need to think about how you will police the...

Do we have any legal basis to also keep the name "Smartel, LLC"? Or should we change our business name and everything with it?

What is sometimes difficult for businesses to understand about this area of law is that the law steps in to protect consumers when confusion,...

There is a reason that insurance is largely unavailable to cover risks associated with potentially infringing intellectual property (IP) rights,...

How can I obtain free or low cost assistance with reviewing a patent to ensure that my product does not infringe?

If you are building or considering building a business around your product, you should hire a patent attorney to provide you an opinion on whether...