If I am taking product shots for a client, can I include other products in the photographs to compliment the clients product?

If they are props with no trademarks it might be OK. If the props are actually something like sculptures they might have copyright protection. If...

Can you buy physical items on the open market, combine them and not infringe patents? Probably. If your combination is new, useful and non-obvious...

There must be more to it. Maybe the word(s) are descriptive or generic and disclaimed with only a logo registered. Maybe applications are pending...

Can templates be copywriten? ?

The book can be copyrighted. Whether copying one template is taking a substantial part of the copyrighted work will depend on the content. ...

Is it considered copyright infringement to print custom variants of already published literature for the purpose of resale?

If they were published before 1923 or before 1978 without copyright notice you may be OK.

Can I recover my attorney's fees in fighting a fee award that was reversed on appeal?

On an appeal, timing and what's in the record is everything. Under the Supreme Court's Kirtsaeng opinion, yes. you might be entitled to attorneys'...

Notice of Intellectual Property Infringement

You shouldn't want to have an opinion posted publicly on Avvo. Retain a patent lawyer to confidentially review the patent, its file history, any...

How can I find this product patent number and other information about patent types?

It sounds like you don't really know if there is a patent number, or not. You can search yourself on uspto.gov. It's not necessarily easy, for...

Civil actions, like criminal cases, require the proof of "elements." The kids might have a case for invasion of privacy, if things are private,...

How much can you change on an existing design in order to patent it?

The change needs to be new, useful and non-obvious.