How do you go about choosing a class when registering a TM for software?

You can do this yourself. However, it may not be a good idea. Many resources are available at http://www.uspto.gov, and select "Trademarks." There...

Two Companies: one has trademark rights and another has service mark rights. Possible?

It could be that you are asking about the ability to use a word as a name for a company. That is a tradename, not a trademark. A trademark is a...

Does putting my company name before my software name make the product tmarkable if the name itself is already registered?

I will comment on case law in this area, and not your specific case. Courts generally do NOT permit a company to put its name next to somebody...

Have you considered whether potential business problems would cost you more than having an attorney do this properly? It is unusual to see...

You have not said what you mean by replicate. Hypothetically speaking, if one were to copy the all of the game's features and translate it into...

Do I have copyright protection? I have submited proposals to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce marked as copyrighted.

Generally, submissions to the Commerce Department are subject to federal regulations. The particular set of regulations is called the Federal...

I registered a trade mark 2 yrs a go (charsi) in class 43.some else is trying to register similar trade mark to mine and in same

How much money will you lose if they register the mark? How much money will it cost you to stop them? Do you know if you can stop them? Can you...

Can I (TM owner) sue my manufacturer for TM tarnishment? They made poor quality merchandise w/my TM that I sold to my retailers.

It is likely that you can sue. Depending on the facts, an argument could be constructed. Sometimes when people cannot win, they can still get a...

Fair Use of trademarks

Your question really does not specify what you want to do. However, we can get some perspective from experience in the market. If a person puts a...

Vendor company forcing to sign non-compete agreement without paying for services rendered

There are many different ways to analyze this situation. It looks as if you may not have been paid money that is due to you. I assume that you...