With respect to a pending U.S. federal trademark registration application, the applicant's (owner's) "domicile address" must be a real and a...

Depending upon various factors, U.S. copyrights, U.S. design patents, and/or U.S. trade dress can be used to protect jewelry designs. Certain of...

First of all, you are in the realm of trademarks and not patents. Trademarks are about protecting branding. Patents protect inventions. As to...

Time to consult with a business litigator in private. Your own attorney will want to interview you and review all the documents, including those...

Important timing rule to be aware of: If you decide to pursue a U.S. patent, whether a U.S. utility patent and/or a U.S. design patent, your...

I don’t think you meant to ask about standing. Your partner likely has standing to sue you about a business dispute since you have a business...

Trademarks protect your branding. A trademark does not have to be the same as your company name – depends upon what you use or plan to use for...

If your custom designs themselves are sufficiently creative, then your custom designs might be protected with U.S. copyrights and filing U.S....

Trademarks do not really work that way. A trademark allows a consumer upon experiencing the given trademark (e.g., seeing, hearing, and/or...

Also note, many intent-to-use applications never register (because the marks in many of those never are used and so no statements/allegations of...