As my colleagues have said, this is common. Many lawsuits now a days are filed as Doe lawsuits even if the defendants are known, as it makes it...

This would be very unlikely to be an infringement. Image, name, and likeness are protected by state law, not federal law. Generally image and...

Sue, yes. Win, probably not. This lawsuit would be grounded in contracts with some minor intellectual property knowledge involved. First, we...

The answer is the most common answer you'll see here: it depends. At its heart, this is a trademark question. The test for trademark...

Possibly. We don’t have enough facts. It depends on how long the front gate was broken and any promises made by the HOA. You would not be...

There are two issues in play: one is IP, the other is contractural. Regarding the IP side, if you these reports were within the scope of your...

Unfortunately, these food products are all derivative works based upon copyrighted materials (e.g., Mickey Mouse). Now a mouse itself is not...

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In addition to my colleagues fine advice above, I would point out a slight criticism with your terminology. There is no test for "inventive step"...

There are several reasons. The first and arguably most important is that it gets you a priority date (remember, we're first to file now) now...

The USPTO charges $ 75.00—300.00 with the current fee schedule. The real cost will be your patent attorney. It will be unlikely someone would...