I AM BEGINNING A BUSINESS AND I NEED TO KNOW IF I NEED TO GET A PATENT, COPY WRITE OR JUST A TRADEMARK?

Well, your best bet is to file a patent application and then approach the company with the application in hand. That would give you better...

You likely need a utility patent application to get the widest protection for the function, use, and structure of the card. A design patent,...

Short Answer: Yes, If you have been using your patent without your consent for four years, then they have been infringing your patent and you are...

Short Answer is YES. A new combination can be patent protectable even if each of the individual elements of the combination have been known, as...

An invention is patentable if it meets the three basic conditions of utility (usefulness), novelty (newness) and non-obviousness (meaning there are...

Company "A" would be liable if it directs or controls "B"s performance or, where "A" and "B" are considered to be a joint enterprise. You need to...

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The three basic requirements of patentability are: utility, meaning that the invention is not an abstract idea but has a practical application;...

Excluding plant patents, which are relatively rare, a provisional patent application IS a utility application since design patents do not have...

First, keep in mind that rights in trademarks are obtained not by registration but by use of the mark in trade and commerce. If you have already...

An NDA is not required IF you have registered your work. If you have not registered it, than an NDA would give you some protection but eventually...