I you get claims allowed and pay the issue fee for and maintain a US patent, you can enforce it against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports in...

Phone cases drop shipped from overseas are potentially vulnerable to trademark (the words depending on how you advertise) trade dress (if the look...

The defense of "first sale" permits you to resell unmodified products that were authorized in the first place. The facts you describe don't meet...

There may be different types of "ripping" but it's making a copy which would be copyright infringement if done without permission. There might be...

Defending a patent infringement case is very expensive. Have a look at the Complaint filed in court and check out the patent number. Frankly, the...

We can't teach all the logic usable in the PTO search database on Avvo. There are probably lots of fields and operators that could narrow your...

There are different legal theories used in "sound like" cases. It's problematic but sometimes the rules support the celebrities sometimes not. All...

You don't even describe what court has the case. Federal Rules and state court rules might vary. "Do It Yourself" litigation is a recipe for...

Good answers above. And there might be Federal agencies looking into crime against children. But if it seems too tough to talk to mom or the...

It's not a good idea. There's not enough "art" to be a copyright question so "independent" creation makes no difference and you're probably not...