Who owns the business name?

The answer, like many, is "it depends." The first thing it would depend on is "who is suing whom"? Let's call the little company DAVID and the...

Trademark Application

Probably, a U.S. trademark application on the principal register, on the basis of intent-to-use. See link to the website of the U.S. Patent and...

Basic patent law application questions.

Another difference between a provisional patent application and a regular utility patent application is that the drawings don't have to be in a...

Trader mark Action for

Good news. You have filed a trademark application with the federal Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"), and on December 19th, an official of the...

City wants me to remove my painting of a sun on the side of my building

I'd suggest that you visit a local attorney and lay out the facts. Seek advice as to whether you should be pro-active in suing the city to get a...

Can they legally keep my trade name/trademark?

From the limited facts presented, there isn't an answer to your question. But let me outline some of the additional facts that an attorney would...

Invention patent

Dan Ballard's posting was spot on. But let me supplement it with a few more points. The U.S. patent system arises from a provision that goes...

Are online trademark search services accurate

You're talking apples versus oranges. Or more precisely, apple blossoms versus apples. Because a "raw" trademark search will just round up the...

The good news is that copyright doesn't protect the use of a single word, such as Cookery. So in your hypothetical scenario, the folks with the...

Developed product that is similar to an existing product is this a violation of AL state or federal intellectual property laws

James provided an excellent summary of the various principles that would be applicable. There isn't much to add, except to comment that...