Prior Art question- In deciding to move forward with an idea to manufacture a hygiene related item I have found 2 products that

You are asking a very specific question which no attorney on a public site can answer without seeing the products, comparing them to what is...

Prior use in interstate commerce may trump your usage. However there are other criteria to be considered as well, such as chains of commerce,...

Is it wise to file utility & design patents on a real technology invented to appear onscreen in a movie, and if so, when?

You must file for any new technology within one year of making the invention public (i.e. disclosing it to another without an NDA) if you intend to...

You need to provide us with more information regarding what services/goods you provide vs. the other company, whether you used your trademark first...

What are the copyright laws for excerpting from books/essays/poems/etc if the intended use is for educational purposes.

While distribution to a class would be a fair use exception to the copyright laws, wider distribution and digital distribution would need to be...

Creating a legal document regarding intellectual property

There are many ways to handle this one depending on the kind of IP it is as trademark requires use in commerce --but generally, you can draft a...

I believe that it is acceptable in solely an educational setting used for educational purposes.

You simply do not want to make any patterns that infringe upon Disney's copyrights in the themed object or clothing. Disney is very litigious and...

There are other people using band names similar to mine and it is causing confusion. We have been around since 1998.

This answer is yes provided that several other facts are as straight forward as the facts you disclose. Much depends on the words you use as your...

Can I file suit or a claim?

Unfortunately, I am sure there are many disclaimers in what you received from the Patent clearinghouse. The best person to discuss it with is the...