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Your use is the definition of ownership of a trademark. However, ownership only extends geographically to where you have sales. Once that is...

All of the answers above are on point. You should proceed cautiously. One more bit of advice - before you ship your designs to China, you need to...

Your question raises two questions: 1. Are your customers or the customers of the car parts seller going to be confused as to the source of either...

You should consult with an attorney in private regarding your specific plans. Generally, when someone invests a great deal in an asset, and that...

You do not provide enough information to determine whether your use is a fair use or not. You should review the fair use statute below and your...

If you are concerned about another entity taking your idea, it would seem to me that it is worthy of patent protection. You should reach out to a...

As Mr. Brezina said, you cannot infringe a patent application. Should a patent issue, your ability to design around will require a serious review...

The test for trademark infringement is a likelihood of confusion as to the source or origin of the product/service. This likelihood of confusion is...

Congratulations on filing a utility patent application for your invention. You can only file a PCT patent application (or alternatively, file in...