Is this patent infringement?

Are you buying the product from the patent owner or its licensee, or from one of the accused infringers? There may be an issue if you are using...

You have taken proactive steps including removing the products in dispute and seeking a lawyer, so you are not ignoring them. The 72-hour deadline...

Copyright infringement or not? Plan to sell trademarked/copyrighted items I don't want anymore.

If they are genuine products, there should be no problem in selling them (although there may be an issue for software based on its license),...

A Rule 11 motion for sanctions has a unique procedure which separates the timing of service on the opposing party with the later filing of the...

Discovery is the pre-trial phase in a lawsuit in which each party can obtain evidence from the opposing party using discovery tools such as...

I want to use marvel comicbook covers as a basis for digital parody baby pictures. Is this legal?

If you proceed to market, you will likely be sued by Marvel Entertainment for copyright infringement as well as maybe trademark infringement and...

Patent Law

The Los Angeles County Bar Association Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee has rendered a formal opinion that it is not unethical for...

I'm looking into getting a patton for an idea that I have. What steps do I take in this process? Thanks

The US Patent and Trademark Office website (www.uspto.gov) contains useful information for independent inventors, and also maintains an Inventors...

What are trademark laws on logos?

There may be copyright infringement issues in using the logo on a T-shirt. Merely placing the Robin logo on a T-shirt is unlikely to be considered...

If the Florida company has a federal trademark registration for "Sparties" (which has nationwide effect), then your proposed use of Sparties in...