If you have to ask there are probably at least common law rights arising from use. However, all trademarks are not entitled to the same weight...

How can I handle writing up a settlement request in the best matter?

Start low, but understand that there are statutory damages below which plaintiff will not go. There could be different calculations depending on...

What should i do?

Save your documents, but understand that anything that became public after March 16, 2013 will bar you from getting a valid patent. Whether or not...

Public domain generally means that the subject matter if free for anyone to use. If it is true, then no problem. But if it is either incorrectly...

Witness Tampering before a meeting with a Magistrate

The answers above are good ones. Additionally, while each District has its own rules, it is common for the District Judge to have the case on the...

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Can I use college names and mascot names on a painted wood piece( most likely to be used to hang on a door ).

Copyright protects art and literature and trademark protects identity. If you don't use images (art) and only a word or two (below the standard for...

Website changed the name of the articles I authored and replaced with a fake name. What can I do?

It depends, in large part, on your 'deal' with the website. If you were an employee (figure a W-2 would be required) then they likely own...

How do I know if this poster is public domain?

"Government works" -- by employees of the Federal Government -- are in the public domain.

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My question is about the word obvious. Can't something be obvious to one person but not another?

In the context of a patent application, evaluation of obviousness would be by the patent Examiner. If and when a patent issues and is contested in...

You were given a handbag that, if authentic, would cost $1000 or more and you don't know if it's fake? While trading one is certainly not as bad...