How can you come up with a reasonable estimate for a potential judgment?

With the info you provided the answer is 12.75 +/- 5. For a more precise answer check with your IP litigation attorney.

Was my idea stolen for profit?

You can't steal an idea, all of them are free as the air, actually pretty soon you will be paying for air but the ideas will all still be free to...

I own a trademark and a company has submitted an application for a service mark very similar to my name.

Is it worth it to you? Are you using your mark for "Conducting and providing facilities for special events featuring casino and gaming contests...

Find another inflatable doll and call it Barbie or whatever you like. Do not mess with Mattel unless you have deep pockets.

I AM WORRIED ABOUT YOU, SERIOUSLY WORRIED Why would you dare to ask attorneys in an open forum how to steal from your employer? Theft begins with...

Started new business and trademark search

The name is descriptive, not generic. The appropriateness of the mark or domain can be evaluated by a TM attorney that reviews all the factors. ...

Can I use Phone as my apps name (read details to understand question better)? If not, can I use Vone?

Most likely not, however a TM attorney reviewing all the facts may conclude otherwise. Phone is too descriptive a TM for the application you...

Can I use images of cartoon characters as part of the costume I designed for a play?

It is not the same buying an original shirt with a famous (trademarked and copyrighted) cartoon character than using that shirt for commercial...

What is the best legal protection strategy when self-publishing a book?

You are asking a great question a the right time. The answer are varied and depend on your commercial objectives, financial ability, and intrinsic...

Can I legally have a book published posthumously that my son wrote before he died? It would be in his name and in his memory.

Yes you can have it published. As to the living companion rights to the profits from the book sales, it all depends on the state law where the...