I had a provisional application with a partner. We let the provisional expire.Now he has filed an international pat excluding me

Let me understand this. You committed FRAUD and you admit it here. You should hire an Attorney ASAP. I could explain my conclusion but I am...

I have a jointly held patent. Can one of the joint owners file for an international patent without including both joint owners

There is some legal language that you need to learn. 1. There are no International Patents 2. To file an application in another country, you can...

Patent Law Application filing questions.

Is "an Attorney"= Patent Attorney? I seriously doubt it, as a 102 rejection is the abc of patent law. You need to talk with a USPTO Registered...

You will found guilty of be passing off, so do not pissthemoff.

Is it better to "abandon" a Trademark or get a "Final Refusal" on a Trademark ... if left with only these two bad choices?

You need a TM to closely review the details, Answering Office Actions is not for amateurs.

You may ask why there are no, or almost no pro-bono patent attorneys, and the answer is simple. A patent is a business asset that has value on its...

Does that constitute trademark infringement?

Are you talking trademark or domain name? There are big differences in the type of intellectual property rights and registration. There are facts...

First file patent law

Sorry, too late for you. If the product is in the public domain, then it is not a new product, and therefore one of the requirements for...

Is this Copyright Infringement ?

You obtained copyright of the chorus at the time you saved it on a CD. Now there are a few issues to consider. Assuming you did not register the...

Can I alter a logo that has not been trademarked?

Is it your logo? If so yes you can Otherwise you need permission from the author, as a logo is first and foremost an artistic creation that has a...