Can I patent an invention solely based on a good new idea?

You do not need to build a prototype before patenting since bylaw (35 USC 112) you must, in your patent application, provide a written description...

Can I amend a trademark registration after the certificate has been issued

Also, you should probably include within the new application the products in your current registration and then, in five years when this new ...

I believe my ex-husband lied about an Intellectual Property assets (Registered Trademark). Should I take this to my lawyer?

I doubt there is anything to be done on this. For a trademark registration issued in 2010 there would be nothing due until 2015 and that would be a...

What is industry average payment to the author of a textbook? Is it normal to pay for intellectual property at same time?

Locate an IP attorney that is a current or past member of LES (Licensing Executive Society) and that attorney can find the norm rather quickly.

Can I use a copyrighted image for the purposes of a video tutorial where I modify the image (and monetize the video on YouTube)?

If under copyright, such use would be a derivative in violation of 17 USC 106(2) and thus copyright infringement under 17 USC 501. Your commercial...

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In Indiana (or IL or WI), you are in better shape legally to do this than in other judicial circuits due to the Lee v. A.R.T case [read it here...

Can a new business use a movie studio name that is a part of an existing movie studio name?

Sorry, I still think you're a law student. Starting a movie studio is just not something someone coming to Avvo for free advice is likely funded...

Is hobby trading for home-recorded content of old NBA games and foreign wrestling matches copyright infringement?

No, that is illegal. The Betamax case related to timeshifting of personal recordings for private use. You want to timeshift about what? 20 or 30...

UPTO denied trademark that will make me money in long term. Is it legal?

Is your name Toeppen? You seem to be trying to reinvent cyberspiracy. See what happened to Toeppen when he tried to extort Panasonic into buying...

If a company is using photos I've taken from my camera. Do I have a right to any compensation?

Probably not. Under 17 USC 101 works of authorship done as an employee long to your employer, and the employer is deemed the author not you. That...