When a new work is created and that new work is based on another work, it may be considered a derivative work. Copyright law protects original...

The prior answers are great. You should also be very careful about knowing their date of first use. I know of instances when an investigation...

Your concern seems to be with trademarks, not patents. Are the two uses by different entities? Are the two uses for different goods or services?...

Trademarks are geographic animals - meaning they are enforced based on the jurisdiction (country, state, county) in which they are used. Your...

The test for trademark infringement is whether there is a likelihood of confusion either with your customers or the customers of those with other...

To answer your specific question: no, you do not have to register your trademark or copyright to sell goods under your proposed trademark. However,...

Different entities can have the same trademark if there is no likelihood of confusion in the marketplace and if your use does not dilute their use....

You cannot possibly answer your question on a public message board. Getting an opinion from an attorney is required, and from the sounds of it, it...

You cannot renew a trademark registration if you are not selling the goods or services identified in the registration. There is an opportunity to...

Those that are counseling you are very wrong on many levels. You should seek the advice of an intellectual property attorney quickly to make sure...