With trademarking phrases, does the protection extend for use of the whole phrase only, or also if only part of phrase is used?

The test for trademark infringement is whether there is a likelihood of confusion, i.e. will the defendant's use of the mark cause consumers to...

Would it be good to have a patent search, provisional & non-provisional created all by different patent attorneys?

Stick with one attorney. You are making an incorrect assumption that the price will be the same if you ask an attorney to do one task instead of...

There are some firms that will take patent infringement matters on a contingency basis, and there are some investment companies that will buy an...

Summary Judgment Nevada for 800k and Attorney fees over a ten dollar domain - never notified of hearing or anything - what 2 do?

If you were served with the complaint, then you were legally obligated to file an answer to the complaint. It may be the case that the time for...

Can I take a photo that is already on the internet and redo my own version of it and copyright or trademark it?

If by "take a photo" you mean that you will start with a copy of someone else's photo, without permission to use it, then this is copyright...

Fan art poster designed by me yet based off a famous design.. Can I sell it?

The relevant question is whether you copied any copyrightable aspects of the existing work. No one on this forum will be able to answer that...

Do I need an intellectual property lawyer

1. Yes. 2. Recipes and know how. 3. Your recipes are protect as trade secrets to the extent that (1) they are not generally known to the public;...

Does patent infringement directly offends the law and does it directly means I will get sued?

1. Infringing a patent is a violation of civil law, not criminal law. 2. Correct. A patent owner can choose to ignore patent infringement and do...

Can I trademark a name/logo and then acquire the domain for it using said trademark?

Anti-cybersquatting statutes and policies are intended to prevent persons from registering a domain name that corresponds to an exiting business...

The other party has a trademark registration. There are some interesting issues here as to whether the trademark is valid. But those issues are...