Most of the patent rights that go into the XBox will have been exhausted on the first sale (obviously you can re-sell your unmodified XBox). The...

DON'T NAME INVENTORS WILLY-NILLY You must name all of the inventors and only the inventors - a person who contributes in any degree to the...

Is it possible and/or advisable to patent a jewelry idea?

For a jewelry concept, you can pursue design patent protection as a decorative design for an article of manufacture, or copyright protection as a...

Will a patent examiner grant a U.S. patent, intended for domestic sale, if he finds prior art in a foreign country?

You are 100% mistaken - foreign prior art is 100% relevant to patentability in domestic U.S. patent prosecution. Further, all U.S. Patents cover...

What all do Patent Examiners search, to find prior art?

Practically any publication of any kind from anywhere in the world, if published before your priority is potential prior art. Thus, even if an...

Can I buy on sale clothing at dept. stores and resell it in a state where they have no stores? I have a retail store.

Generally, you can re-sell trademarked goods so long as they are genuine goods originally sold under license from the trademark owner. It sounds...

Criticism of works is one of the primary purposes of the fair use exception to copyright infringement, otherwise there wouldn't be much criticism...

Emailed judge

Contacting the judge outside of the proceeding is usually an impermissible ex parts communication. Now you know, don't do it again. As for...

Do I need a Trademark License from Lucasfilm or Disney to open a Toy store that sells vintage and new star wars toys in Ohio ?

As long as the goods are genuine, originally sold by the manufacturer under a license from the rightsholder in the United States, then you do not...

My non-provisional patent expires soon. do I still retain ownership of my intellectual property ? or is it fair game now ?

Only one thing is clear from this question - you have no idea what you have or don't have. You need a patent attorney to sort it out.