Gee, I'm afraid the company in China is conflating different kinds of intellectual property, patents and copyrights. It's true that you...

The short answer to the question is NO. The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted Section 101 of the patent law to prevent getting patent protection...

Pam, Frank, and Hubert's answers are spot on. You're benefiting from advice by some of the best intellectual property attorneys who frequent...

Yes, it is not impossible to obtain a copyright that would protect copyrightable expression you would add to a work that's in the public domain. ...

How can get trademark registration?

You've already received excellent advice from several of my learned colleagues. I endorse their recommendations to "clear" any proposed trademark...

Can you sue if someone else is using your company name without trademark infringement?

I'm not sure what you mean "without trademark infringement." Are you saying that you don't have a trademark REGISTRATION? Or that the someone...

Should I add "method" to my trademarked name?

1) Yes. The Internet domain or domains your company uses doesn't even have to be related to your formal company name. 2) Yes, and you'll be...

The patent system has a "blind spot" built into it. The disclosure of a newly filed patent application generally won't be publicly available until...

Can my nonprofit advertise and use the name Walt Disney World and promote we donate tickets to families to visit WDW?

In general, including the name of a destination in a factual statement is unlikely to be considered trademark infringement. Instead it would be...

Can I make a detailed book summary w/o recopying many lives of book and profit from it w/o permission or royalties?

I agree with the other 3 expert lawyers who've already responded. It should be possible to develop a strategy that either avoids infringing...