The general rule is ideas are free for anyone to use, but the "expression" could be copyrightable. If your "expression" is substantially similar...

Retain a lawyer. There are some ambiguities in what you describe but mostly it sounds like you might not be the author. There isn't copyright in...

Good answer above. Patentable subject matter required real technology, not just running something through a computer. The software, particularly...

Good answers above. Canada's trademark laws are much like US, but have some differences. And I'd look at their registration and see if they have...

If it's not commercial it's not a crime. But you might have civil liability and pay statutory damages to the copyright owner.

If truly in the "public domain" then by definition it is free for anyone to use without infringing copyright. As Alexander Hamilton said, though,...

Patents don't work that way. You write up the description of your technology and provide drawings but it is claims that define the invention. To...

Sculptural works are copyrightable. So it is possible that an original author may own copyright. Depending on each charm, there might be enough...

Read Univ. of Alabama Bd. of Trustees v. New Life Art, 567 F. Supp. 2d 1326 (N.D. Ala. 2008) for a general discussion on University trademarks...

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Trademark, more precisely service mark is a way to register the name consumers see and on which they rely for consistent quality performances. DBA...