Can I get my non-refundable (contract) $800 deposit back? I hired wedding photographer on 2/1/14 then cancelled on 2/28/14.

You need an attorney to review the contract. Perhaps the contract allows for the outcome you want and perhaps not. If the contract language is in...

Design Patent Vs Trade Dress?

I would only add that tradedress protection and design patent protections protect different things and those different protective rights arise...

I filed a trademark application, and I got an notice from USPTO saying that it's similar to an existing one. What should I do?

Schedule one or more consultations with trademark attorneys for review your file and depending how the consultation progresses hire one to respond...

Can i review a company on website without being sued ?

Can you review a corporate entity with more resources than you without being sued? Maybe and maybe not. But perhaps the more important question...

Patent office keep charging me fee for extension I do not need

Unfortunately, the USPTO has no duty to notify inventors ahead of time of what fees are due. That responsibility falls onto the inventor. But...

If your mark is registered, you want to file a voluntary surrender of registration with the USPTO. (If your registration is pending, you'll file...

Do I need to get an agreement from manufacturer to protect my design?

Ideally, you would protect your toy with a utility patent and/or a design patent in the U.S. and a patent in China - all of which would require the...

First, as you have presented this question, it is more of a partnership and agency question, than one of strictly contract law. Second, if you are...

Trademark and product launch...timing question.

A final trademark refusal by the USPTO in an of itself would not require re-branding; however, if the reason for the refusal was confusion (or a...

Sounds like you are looking for a business coach and/or business consultant. There are plenty to choose from. Generally, the better their...