What do I do if someone claims that the ebooks I sell is infringing on their copyright, when I'm sure they are public domain?

The safest strategy would be to engage a lawyer experienced in copyright matters, to advise you confidentially and then to respond to the...

Ms.H.T. I invented a drink cooler/maker idea how can i began to process this thought of my idea

Maybe you're on the verge of a patentable. Invention. (Or maybe you are just reinventing the wheel.) Make a set of drawings and a description of...

The short answer is: yes. (Assuming that to "purchase a font" means to acquire a licensed copy of the software used to generate the family of...

Can a trademarked "name" be used for a free event since no goods or services are being sold?

It depends. Under certain circumstances, such use might be permissible "nominative use" of the other company's trademark. More commonly, such...

Have an idea in my head, need help making it happen

Your question is not apt. Lawyers don't help you ""make it happen." You have to make it happen. Lawyers can help determine if someone (or...

Trademark social networking site

1. Yes, starting a business requires an outlay of capital. When developing a web-based business, it's a matter prudent management as one judges to...

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Please explain a business method patent in the easiest form .

1. About 25 years ago, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a case involving State Street Bank that an invention isn't ineligible...

Can I sell the instructions of card tricks I learn from dvds

This is not a forum for actionable legal advice. That should come from an attorney to whom you confidentially disclose all the pertinent...

Can someone patent an idea to cover things they didn't think about, kind of an all encompassing patent?

To add to the excellent answers you've already received, particularly from Attorneys Ballard and Burdick, I'd invite you to focus on the difference...

Copyright Office Form Ca for ?

See the FAQ's of the U.S. Copyright Office at the link provided below. If that's not sufficient, call their public information office at (202)...