US patents are not "registered". They are "granted" or "issued" only after an examination that decides that claims are allowable. Is it possible...

If they are genuine items, you should generally be able to resell them. If they are counterfeits (replicas, inspired, etc.) you can neither buy...

If you select goods from the ID Manual it will tell you the class. But a book title for a single book does not function as a trademark. Retain a...

Your conclusion about companies is flawed. "Re-patented" isn't a thing. Only an inventor can sign off on a patent application. A new application...

You may have an argument that they are "government works" that are not subject to copyright. But depending on the content and context, it might...

This would be a good exam question in a trademark law class. Identify and describe issues of (1) service mark rights in Uber; (2) authorized Uber...

Possible? Yes. Likely? Probably not. It's not immediately apparent why pricing policies across national borders need to be the same. Undoubtedly...

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. ...