Q:"Can someone open a restaurant with the same name and concept in a location? A: Can? They did. Your question is can you force them to stop...

Should I pay CEG-TEK or wait it out?

Some attorneys suggest waiting it out, others suggest hiring an attorney to write them back. However, I am reading between the lines to think you...

I am a photographer and I'm building an inspirational dvd of my photos and adding quotes to some of them.

Asked and answered many times here on Avvo. See the link below. Short quotes are generally held not to have the requisite level of creativity for...

How can my protect my startup idea?

An NDA will impose a burden on the web developer to keep your trade secrets in confidence, to the extent the NDA specifies. NDA's, also commonly...

Sure there is. For copyrights, generally three years from when the action accrues, but when that starts and whether each new infringement starts a...

Can I post music online, without making people pay to listen to it, and not need a copyright license.

only if you are playing very, very, old music. Even if you are not making money, you are not doing this for non-profit educational purposes and you...

Claim One's Profile from a Website

This is generally legal as being public information, not much different than a phonebook. The request to claim the profile is really a marketing...

I will be publishing a memoir, in which I quote a 1965 radio commercial for a used car lot. Are there possible copyright issues?

As I understand you, you would be merely using the commercial ditty to identify the Miller Auto Sales, not to indicate any other source, this...

Trademark infringement

The suit will likely be in the US District Court or in a state court in the state of the party that sues, whether that be A or B. However, it may...

Filing a non provisional application

"Prosecution" begins the moment you file your patent application, either provisional or non-provisional. That term merely means the pursuit of a...