Legally, there is no requirement that a trademark must include any of the words of the trademark owner’s legal name. If the owner’s legal name is...

If you can afford it, hire your own attorney to represent you in this. The attorneys for the parties each owe their own duties of loyalty to their...

Let’s assume that the purchased glowing angel fish did include a patented gene and that the U.S. utility patent is live and valid. If you...

When a U.S. federal trademark registration application is filed at the USPTO the applicant makes a legal declaration that they are not aware of...

Way past time to consult in private with an intellectual property (IP) lawyer. Your IP lawyer will want to interview you and review all the...

In the U.S. copyright law protects creative works like songs, music, lyrics, literary works, poems, stories, short stories, novels, artwork (2D...

As a general rule, the ethical rules that lawyers must follow prevent lawyers, including patent lawyers, from giving clients outcome guarantees;...

For a U.S. federal trademark registration application, filed at the USPTO, you will have to provide at least a physical street address for the...

Firing off a cease and desist (C&D) letter can backfire. A C&D letter can provide grounds for this person to sue you first, in a declaratory...

Short answer: yes, it is possible to obtain a U.S. patent on an invention without a prototype. Strictly speaking, a prototype is NOT necessary to...