Patents- About a year ago i came up with an idea. For the past year i have been turning my idea into the invention and have

Mr. Golab provided an excellent succinct answer to each of your questions. If you go to the US Patent and Trademark Office website (www.USPTO.gov)...

Your concern about the manager claiming future income is spot on. Until the contract is formally terminated, the manager may (and likely will)...

Company selling our logo without permission

I agree with the lead for legal help for starving artists. That seems your best bet as legal counsel is the best way to resolve this situation and...

Attorney in copyright infringement claim also President of "piracy enforcement" firm who bought DVD... conflict of interest?

Hello, All the answers here have been good, and from your wording I assume you did make a copy of a copyrighted work and sell it on ebay. You...

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

The basic questions an inventor must ask themselves are whether the invention is novel, (never been done before) non-obvious, (not simply a...

Yes, you can. As for reasonable and advisable; that requires much more information. Your question poses an interesting question; Can family...

Using Trademarked Names in Blogs, Profiles, etc.

I agree with Mr. Ross's clear and concise answer, and I am also intrigued by Mr. Ballard's non-answer. As I come the the legal profession after 30...