How can I prevent someone from stealing my idea?

There are NDA agreements and confidentiality agreements that will protect you.

Can someone stop me from doing business just because she has filed a provisional patent application with the USPTO?

No one can assert patent infringement until a non-provisional patent has issued. Right now, she has nothing. You need to seek counsel immediately.

Using your own lyrics that are no substantially similar to the copyrighted version is well within your rights, but the tune is copyrighted as well,...

Am I within my rights to ask for a cease and desist?

Unfortunately , unless you signed an NDA with them and/or filed for IP protection of the protectable materials, you have no grounds to send a cease...

Can I patent a mobile app?

I suggest that you read the Alice case. It is an eye opener regarding computer applications in general

If they do not respond then you may have to file suit. However, isn't this the reason you filed suit in the first place?

What happens if the person filing lives in Indiana and sends papers to Atlanta via certified mail and the papers are returned?

If you need to serve your ex, you need to hire a local process server to serve your ex.

For the purpose of a set of 35 questions - are admissions and interrogatory questions considered the same?

Ms. James is correct. They are considered different so that you may ask 35 each.

I have a LLC with a specific name. A competing group used my business name to advertise similar services. What can I do?

If you can prove that you were first and have been continously using the name in interstate commerce (it must be interstate commerce) then you can...

You do not have the absolute right to use your name as a trademark as there are many others that may have your last name, so that the first one to...