If I do business globally, what sort of legal document do I need if I want to charge a commission for my services?

It looks like you'd want an agreement that sets up your business as a broker and includes provisions that would be breached if the other party...

Messrs Lang and Kelly have done a great job answering this question. I admire the clarity with which some of my colleagues helpfully provide...

Do I have recourse when someone publishes my photographs?

Gee, your question reminds me of a case I once litigated for a professional photographer who photographed jewelry for Lapidary Journal. You can...

Are VPNS in the USA legal?

If by VPNS, you mean "virtual private networks," which provide an encrypted and pretty-much-secure tunnel between two computers, then the answer is...

Are the drawings you submit for a provisional patent application the official drawings?

Mr. Kelly and Mr. Lang have each written cogent responses to your question. Though paradoxically they may seem inconsistent, they're both right on...

Can I legally be asked to discontinue making and selling an item that is similar to others?

Unless your product violates a valid right of their client, there's nothing to prevent someone from copying an existing product. And it's unlikely...

If you establish a think tank and utilizing the tank's input you create a product, who owns the product?

That's a good question. And the answer demonstrates the importance of thinking through the implications of new business models. Some of the...

Although a provisional U.S. patent application can be "converted" to a nonprovisional application, I wonder if that's what you meant to ask. I...

Do I need to file a non provisional application?

You are correct in understanding that filing an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty will extend the deadline to...

Do I have to get a license from the other patent holder if my patent includes some of their claims?

You cannot obtain a patent claim that's identical to a claim in a previously granted patent (unless you can show that the patentee derived the...