As a start up company, do i need to trademark the "Doing Business As" name of TopScore? If so, is this something that I can do?

You get a low score for your question, but a troop score for coming to Avvo to try to get some help. Your question tells me 3 things: 1) you need...

You should consult an IP lawyer to review your particular crab design and advise you. Using a common symbol in MD like the blue crab is likely to...

I recently got hit with a copyright infringement notice from CEG-TEK, and paid up. What are the chances I will be hit with more?

If it's unlikely you will be asked to pay more if you do not use torrents to illegally download. It is very unlikely you would be sued if you...

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How thorough do we need to be when looking for publishers of old gospel songs from early 1900s to use in a film?

ASCAP ACE database is perhaps most extensive. The copyright office can search for copyright registration and renewal. Pre-1923 is generally public...

Is someone infringing on my copyright if they copy significant, but not all, elements of my software code?

So, I take it you have compared the html or CSS off the two sites and found a significant amount of your original code on their site. That sounds...

Do I need to create an LLC to buy and sell graphic designs purchased from a 3rd party?

That sounds as if you want to charge for using eLance to line up graphic designers for businesses. That business model is very risky. I would...

Can Ideas Be patented ?

Probably not, but patent lawyers can sometimes find a non abstract invention in what you think is an abstract business idea. If, as I suspect,, you...

Do I need permission to use info. in Newspaper articles prior to 1924, in my book?

Not likely, but without any details other than date we can only give a general guess. What information? Use how? Where? When? I suspect there must...

I was not paid for the edit of a documentary project, but it has been 3 years. Is it too late to take legal action

You neglected to mention the state in which this contact was made.Was it New York as my colleagues assume? Even if the statute of limitations has...

Omitting details of a step in patent specification as they are well known in art

Theoretically you can torpedo your patent claims in that way. Your opponent in the eventual litigation will appreciate you admitting prior art and...