What is the safest most effective way to patent my invention?

A mere "idea" cannot be protected by a patent. Only an invention that meets a complex set of requirements stated in the U.S. patent law and...

There is a tension in the law between the basic freedom to do whatever you want and the responsibility to "keep off the grass" in someone else's...

EXTENSION TO TRADEMARK APPLICATION POSSIBLE?

Attorney Golab's answer is right on point. I would add that the Trademark Examining Attorney is mandated to scrutinize the terms of whatever...

I created a "word" that I want trademarked. Once trademarked, is it easy to solicit to companies to sell the rights?

Let's see if I understand your question. You are a copy writer at an advertising agency (like in the Mad Men TV series) and have figured out that...

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How do i go about getting a patent on an idea on a food product

Coincidentally, blogger/patent attorney Gene Quinn posted a couple of days ago his own answer to questions such as yours on his helpful blog: IP...

If I want to make T-shirts with slogans?

If a particular term or slogan is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for clothing, then marketing an item of clothing with that...

Trademark infringement - do they have a case?

When you say they have "successfully trademarked" the name, do you mean that they have registered the term as a trademark for the pertinent...

Can you sue for infringement if the infringement took place before the patent was issued but after the date of application?

If the patent application was published by the U.S. PTO with a claim that is substantially identical to an infringed claim in the granted patent,...

Can slang, misspellings or misspelled slang words be trademarked?

In principle, of course. For example, Kleenex. Whether this particular trademark would be registrable at the US Patent & Trademark Office for...

I recently filed a trademark and it was opposed. What do you think about using The Trademark Company for an answer at a fixed ra

I wonder whether you are operating under a considered trademark strategy orjust took out the axe and let the chips fall where they may. Before...