Where do I need to start to get an idea patented?

First you need to contact a Patent Attorney to do a serious research for prior art. If there is unsurmountable obstacles, not only you will save...

I have a photobooth business, can i legally use Super Mario Brothers, cartoon characters, etc., as my greenscreen backgrounds?

No, you cannot without an express license

Can I Use An Artist's Image/Photo On The Cover of My Magazine?

No, you cannot with the express license from the copyright owner of the photograph, normally the photographer.

Say I want to sell a travel kit. Is it be illegal if I used other trademarked or copyrighted products and just place it in mine

It would be illegal if you use those products without being an authorized distributor/reseller of those companies.

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Legally speaking, without an express license from the teams and the players, you cannot do what you propose for any commercial reason whatsoever. ...

Looking for IP attorney that will prosecute a 'broadening reissue' for a share ownership in patent? Are there any that do this?

If the patent issued, then it will be a small cost to you to complete the "broadening", so I suggest you do it yourself. I do not know any Patent...

Do teachers own their materials? If a teacher goes above and beyond her duties and creates unique materials , does s/he own it?

I do not think so. You are creating materials for the purpose of you work. Your contract or employment conditions may specify to whom belongs the...

Can I claim fair use on supposedly copyright infringing material?

Was the film a product of your studies? Was it supervised by the professor? Why was it uploaded? why did it require 40 seconds? why did you need...

My colleagues are correct, Copyright does not protect slogans or quotes individually, however a compilation of quotes may be entitled to copyright...

If the name is different, and the look is different, then they are not Disney characters, but truly are they? The only way to answer your question...