How do i ensure i can patent/protect my idea without copying someone else's?

You are inquiring about two separate issues: whether your conduct might infringe another's patent and whether your design might be patentable. ...

If I have a registered design trademark for a food product do I have to use it on box of the product?

Really not much to add to the answers here ... Google "TMEP 904.04" for "specimens for trademarks" to read up on trademark specimens. You will...

Is it necessary to do a patent ability search before I jump into the patent process? How much should I expect to spend?

There are likely two different types of searches you should be contemplating: (1) freedom to operate; and (2) patentability search. Neither are...

What are the implications of a breached contract by 24 hour fitness?

Whether such a fee increase is a breach or not will depend upon your particular contract with 24. And your options in general will also depend...

Many states have a tort of commercial appropriation of a name or likeness (and the name of that tort may vary from state to state). You'll want to...

Is the recorded Deed of Trust a valid document.

I suspect that the name, "Deed of Trust" and in particular the "Deed" portion of that legal term is throwing you off. As noted a Deed of Trust is...

How to sell globally an invention before obtaining a utility patent?

Owning utility patent(s) with claims that read on your invention does not give you any rights to manufacture nor to sell your invention in a...

We want to help our customers understand and fill out an e-signature form on another website through our own website.

Each original website with form(s) that you may be assisting in signing, could each have their unique terms of service (TOS) / terms of use (TOU);...

Intellectual property and free public information. Creating a service based on public information.

To add to this discussion ... note many websites, particularly commercial websites, have terms of service (TOS) / terms of use(TOU) that will...

Does only transferring user sensitive information from/to a user's cloud account rid me of all liability if stolen?

It is impossible to immunize oneself or a business from all sources of liability; however, there are several steps one may take to greatly minimize...