If a 15 year old patent exist with an expired status, can anybody file for, and be granted another patent for the same idea?

Short answer, no not patentable; but perhaps an improvement may be. Patentability for a utility patent requires that the claims claiming your...

Can a disclaimer protect a website?

There are many, many different contexts to use disclaimers, and under some contexts with specific requirements under law to be effective, such as...

When you sell a website, does all ownership and liability transfer to the new owner?

Yes, what you want is feasible, as long as your buyer is in agreement. But yes such clauses and many others you want to include in your...

I would like to use the logos of my current and past clients on my website. Can they sue me if I don't ask for permission?

From a straight business perspective this proposed practice may backfire without the permission and could result in unhappy clients. Legally,...

Running the business of a law office

Yes CA licensed lawyers may operate other non-law related businesses from the same location; but often such other non-law related businesses will...

Is this a new way of blackmail?

This is actually an old type of blackmail. With respect to your yelp review, as long as what you said was true facts and/or your opinion, you...

California FTB pursuing online retailers who drop ship to California customers?

I get what you are saying ... e.g. as an online retailer you maintain no inventory anywhere, rather once your customer places an order with you...

Does a corporation in the state of California have to serve a business purpose/function or have a motive for profit?

In California you may also have various types of nonprofit corps (public benefit, charitable, religious) or some newer corporate entities: "benefit...

Special beauty training course is asking that I sign a non-compete that will bar me from training others for 5 years.

If you want the training from them, then yes you must sign. But going with someone else providing the training you desire may be a better...

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I'm starting a now profit and want a domain name from a well-known cybersquatter. Chances of winning a case if I'm not wealthy?

Generally to force transfer of a domain name from a cybersquatter under one of ICANN's administrative procedures you first generally need to have a...