Trademark a geographic term as a startup

First off, a generic term can never be registered as a trademark. Also, a term that describes the goods/services you sell is not inherently...

I have two ideas for a shoe . Should each idea be patented separately even though each idea can be used for one shoe ?

It's pretty common for innovative ideas to result in multiple inventions that result in multiple patents. In your case you likely can describe all...

I make my own product. Former employee left and decided to do my product. What can I do?

Unfortunately this isn't looking good for you. If you had an employment agreement, you might have non-disclosure or trade secret/how to ...

Stealing

Sorry but this isn't an Intellectual Property question. In fact, I don't think it's a legal question. Rather, it appears to be connected to a...

Mattell has a well-earned reputation for aggressively protecting Barbie. They lost in the Forsythe case, but still care a lot about their prime...

I filed a trademark 1(a) Class 25 and as required used the mark in commerce as required under 1(a) and am now facing opposition.

You filed first, which is a good thing. The rest of your story indicate that the opposer is mostly trying to mess with you. That's okay,...

Our company is selling patented compound on line and we received a letter from attorney .

Your question raises some questions. When you say you are selling a patented compound, does that mean you know that the compound is covered by...

How many hours should i pay an attorney to file a patent on a new guitar that i designed?

Of course there are exceptions, but I find that most well-drafted patent applications take about 20-30 hours of attorney time. There are lots of...

I suspect that an American company is selling a software that I made ( I am Spanish ) , what can I do ?

I agree with my colleagues that before doing much you need to get enough information so you can be confident that the software being sold by this...

My question is how risky is it for me to use a business name similar to one being used under the following circumstances...?

Based upon your hypothetical, I'd say the risk is huge that you're going to get sued. If a big company with lots of resources is trying to build...