You can send Notice letters and if a patent issues, then your damages claim can be "backdated" if the claims are substantially the same. If no...

Ideas are not protectable. A contract to compensate you for communicating you idea to the party who signed the contract can be an enforceable...

General rule is that it has nothing to do with "publicized" it is using a name or likeness for commercial purposes. News probably OK. ...

In the abstract your arguments would be that the few words aren't enough to get past the idea and ideas are free to use. In the real world you my...

Art is copyrightable. If you use the art -- reproduction or make a derivative work -- you're an infringer. Code written by humans is also...

Practical answers above. Why would you want to undertake tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars in legal defense and maybe damages to...

It might. You need to have a lawyer read the whole thing. 2 years might be OK for a full time employee especially if you are guaranteed a job for...

You are making an assumption that writings between parties describing obligations are not "legal contracts". While it is always better to have a...

Retain a lawyer to review the contract and see if there's a breach.

Good answers above. With generality equal to your question, the answer is probably (1) they have a license (2) they have not taken enough of...