IIf someone does not have a trademark in the USPTO for a name can I trademark the name before creating the product ?

You may be able to acquire a trademark registration for both the name and the logo. You may file intent-to-use (i.e., pre-sales) applications for...

I have 10 rental properties, I was wonder what format is best consider less paper work and better protection ?

Rental properties and real estate development ventures are probably the most common users of the Series framework allowed under the Illinois...

In Illinois, the categories of statements which are per se defamatory are, generally: (i) those imputing the commission of a criminal offense; (ii)...

Eventually (~6 months after the annual report due date) the LLC will be administratively / involuntarily dissolved. 805 ILCS ss 180/35-25, 180/35-30.

How do I get started with my invention idea and where do I go from there?

Big question. A reasonable first step is to ask yourself whether you want to go into the business of selling a product. There is a very, very...

The Lanham Act defines "use in commerce" in its Section 45 (15 U.S.C. s 1127, see link). From your description of facts - interstate transport of...

Is there a problem with a Trademark name being different from the name of the product on the Utility and Design Patents?

No. To be sure, an invention's title needs to be descriptive and if you attempted to title your inventions as a "brand, " the examiner may require...

I used to write for a site that no longer exists. If the company I wrote for no longer exists, does the copyright revert to me?

Certain circumstances must have existed for the company to own, outright, the material you were writing in the first place (e.g., you were treated...

Question in description

A plaintiff may have difficulty reaching you, personally, despite you being the inventor, if indeed the invention is assigned to and is being...

Can I trademark "XYZ Software" or would that be an infringement of the existing TM for "XYZ medical" (medical software company)?

Being able to register your mark for accounting software and avoiding liability for trademark infringement claims brought by a medical software...