Media Adaptation

Yes. A copyright holder owns the content recorded in the Training Video. If you duplicate their work, you may be infringing their copyright. ...

My patent was returned to me with rejections. When I respond, should I red line previous rejected claims. How do I solve?

As my colleagues have indicated, it would be best for you to engage the services of a registered patent practitioner. Claim drafting takes...

Does the Fitbit patent also cover the band? Can I design and sell a band without any patent infringement?

There is not one "Fitbit patent." so answering your question is not trivial. See, e.g., http://www.faqs.org/patents/assignee/fitbit-inc/. If you...

What can I do if a music band releases music I participated in without a signed contract?

It depends on what you mean by "releases music." If you wrote the music that was performed, then you could have rights to that music. If you...

I filed a provisional patent May of 2014, and first sale/public disclosure was June 2014.

if your invention is considered to be publicly disclosed by your sale in June 2014, and your May 2015 provisional filing does not support claims to...

My first date of sale was June 24, 2014. I am filing a utility patent June 24, 2015. Exactly one year later, Is that valid?

Under the America Invents Act, 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), inventors can publicly disclose their invention a year or less before filing a patent...

I sent an NDA to someone who does patent searches, and trademarking to an online site that offers outsource service for a fee.

It would have been better to always get a signed copy of the NDA before divulging to anyone. Even better would be to file a patent application...

Broad claim in provisional patent application

I agree with Attorney Yospin. The only reason to include a claim is so that the PPA supports a foreign patent application. If you have no plan to...

Class Action Defenses- When do you have the Right to Opt-Out/ be represented individually in civil case?

Your hypothetical is not a class action. If you were named and served, then you have a right to individual representation, whether or not you...

Once filed, a provisional patent application (PPA) entitles the applicant to mark his/her products "patent pending." Such marking is beneficial,...