Good answer above. To answer your questions requires a review of all the terms of all the contracts. Depending on who the Licensor is, maybe...

Retain a lawyer to do it. Trademark lawyers file them all the time. Do it yourself is not recommended. If you don't want experienced advice,...

Good answers above. Retain your own lawyer. Don't overlook the possibility that if you leave the company, you'll still be a defendant, and...

Sounds more like trademark than copyright. Copyright doesn't cover a single word. Trademark would look to similarity between the words and the...

Possible, yes. Whether it works depends on the facts. Registering copyright for the blueprint gives you a remedy if someone makes an...

Sure sounds like trademark infringement. Because there's artwork in the logo, maybe copyright infringement, too.

No. Your DVD will be copyrighted. Factual information in the DVD will not be copyrighted. Patents are the proper subject for inventions.

Good anwers above. Since you say "university" it's probably a big enough institution to have a faculty policy and maybe a technology transfer...

Maybe, maybe and yes. Write down your "deal", who's contributing what, and who takes out what, when. Figure out what happens if one decided to...

You should retain a lawyer to review everything. Avvo's free, and public, answers to general questions are not a substitute. Does it sound like...