My business was approached for an acquisition. Are there any tools other than an NDA to better enforce confidential information?

NDAs are fine and would be a good suggestion here, just remember that they are only a contract, and your remedy is typically for breach of contract...

Does a provisional patent protect my product from being stolen?

The above answers are excellent. I would also point out that you get what you pay for, and spending under $200 on a provisional application is not...

PATENT APPLICATION ADVISORY NOTICE ?

AFC 2.0 can only be used for relatively minor amendments, and anything that the Examiner is seeing for the first time or will have to search,...

Johnson and Pham sent a cease and desist with a demand letter.

We have no experience with the firm you mention but we do have experience dealing with trademark infringement cease and desist letters. Find an...

You appear to be conflating some legal issues here. Generally, copyright is not used to protect a business or non-profit name. You are likely...

The answer above is excellent, and the best practice is to obtain a signed release from anyone that is shown in your video. Newsworthy events or...

Would there be anything legally wrong with having a new story published, even though it was derived from the original?

As long as you own the copyright to your original work free and clear, there is likely no legal or ethical issue to publishing a new version with...

Can I purchase a patent from a company

Sure, there are a number of ways to transfer the ownership or rights in the patent/application to your new company. An experienced patent attorney...

Contingent patent litigation attorney?

I'm not sure how you would rate the 'top' attorneys for this purpose, but I would guess it would be based on total caseload and client size, which...

Virtually any patent attorney can prepare a cease and desist letter for you at a reasonable cost, however they will need to investigate your claim...