Make sure you understand that issues of application/patent ownership are separate from inventorship. The inventor(s) will always be at least one...

How do I find out if it was stolen from me

If you are serious about exploring your options and any potential remedies you need a consult, in private, with a patent attorney licensed to...

Are refused trademark applications listed in the USPTO database indefinitely?

If you are looking at "dead" entries in the USPTO's TESS database as possible marks you can adopt - BE CAREFUL. Just because an entry is listed as...

Could be possible to sell it under my own brand without breaking any legal rule or patent in USA and Mexico?

If you are serious hire a patent attorney to conduct a freedom to operate opinion in order to gauge your potential infringement liability exposure...

Will I be able to get a utility patent?

As a general rule, utility patents are NOT mutually exclusive with respect to design patents, i.e., if you have one that does not mean you cannot...

Fundamentally, why are you asking? If you are selling competing bottles you should order a freedom to operate opinion from your patent...

If I have a DBA called XYZ, and use it for XYZ.com, may I also use the same XYZ name at the same time on, say, a site like Etsy?

You are actually inquiring about trademarks. If you are using your DBA, XYZ, as a source identifier for the goods you sell on Etsy and your own...

Trade Name Question

(1) What steps do I need to take to protect the Renew Me Now name? I believe I need to file a trademark at the federal level. But do I need to do...

What are some tips for filing a trademark application without an attorney.

There are very likely questions you do not even know you should be asking, but your trademark attorney will. And many IP attorneys offer free...

Is it worth trying or the refusal is unambiguous? What if our application is registered under another class?

You cannot register any proposed trademark until it is in use in commerce (plus other requirements). So you would not be able to federally...