An address is required for a trademark application, and the application becomes part of the public record when it is filed with the USPTO. You can...

Claims not checked by a patent attorney included into a provisional application

You state that you filed a provisional application, but might not file a non-provisional "after all." If you do not file the non-provisional...

International patent coverage of Internet business methods

You have one year after filing a US patent application to file application(s) for foreign patent protection. And it is very expensive to file in...

Selling digital renditions of famous art in a video game for virtual currency acquire through real money transactions.

Copyright does not apply to artistic work in the public domain. But what is and is not in the public domain can vary from country to country. The...

I just did a photo shot for a poster with 3 other friends. The photographer said he would do it for free. Now wants payment.

This is a bit of a mess, to say the least. The question of who owns the copyright is muddy. Is it the photographer who had an assistant take...

Someone took a picture of my view from my tasting room and is using this picture on a T shirt and selling it in there store...

I agree with the prior answers, and write only to relay a story about a film, currently being shown at the Sundance File Festival, which contains...

Can I use another company's logo on the online courses for teaching students? (for profit educational purpose)

It depends on whether your use of the company logo(s) would create a likelihood of confusion that your course was sponsored by or associated with...

Need a Copyright Lawyer

Some out-of-state parties will use regular counsel that they know and trust, and retain "local counsel" to make appearances in the court. In...

Your question is too abstract. One of the definitions for "pose" is to assume or hold a particular position or posture. Thus, it is an act that...

What happens to a similar mark when a weak or generic mark gains registration rights due to strong consumer association?

Depending on the specific facts of the particular circumstances, one possible outcome is that the competitor would be limited to using the mark to...