Are employees bound to the intellectual property clause between employer and a vendor?

If I understand your question correctly, you are, outside your employment, independently working on a service that you hope to bring to market and...

Will there be a patent issue in using the same design of Photo frame collage?

There are two types of patents one could use to protect a photo frame. The first is a utility patent. It protects the functionality of some aspect...

I have an idea for a mobile application (iPhone/Android app). Before I present it to companies, How can I protect my idea?

You may protect your idea initially through trade secret, by keeping your idea secret from anyone that is not obligated to keep the idea a secret....

Copyright Infringement - Intellectual Property

Unfortunately, the answer to your question is "maybe." Whether the license reaches back for past uses ("retroactive"), extends through its current...

Intellectual property - how to ensure that the IP user doesn't use and thansfer the IP to his/her new employer

You may protect your handbook in two ways. First. you can register your copyright with the Copyright Office. That will help you protect your...

Do I need an intellectual property attorney?

You own the copyright in the designs of the puzzles assuming you authored their creation. You own the copyright in the story behind/motivation for...

I have been contacted by the company GettyImages for use of an image on a website I am building about paying them for the use.

Assuming the image is actually a copy of an image whose copyright is owned by GettyImages, it will be far cheaper for you to pay the licensing fee...

Cease and Desist Question

The two previous answers are good answers. Always remember that trademarks are associated with a particular good or service and protection in the...

Reverse engineering is perfectly acceptable if there is no patent protection. You are free to break down the product, understand it, and improve...

Patent and agreement related

As stated by Mr. Chang, if the agreement between you and the software provider is silent as to the provider's obligation to seek patent protection,...