How long does it take for a patent design to be approved?can I sell my patent design while it's waiting for approval?

It seems to take about 6-9 months for the patent office to process design applications. Not sure what you might be thinking about in terms of...

Can I sell my patent design when application is pending?

Yes, you can. But you will probably have more success if you wait until the patent...

There is no real statute of limitations. You have the ability to go back 6 years from filing suit to collect...

How should I proceed with a response to a legal firm?

It would be difficult to give you a suggested direction without specifics. Please feel free to send a confidential...

Whether you can obtain a trademark in view of other trademarks requires an examination of a number of factors to determine whether there is a...

An initial starting point to see if something is trademarked is a check of the US trademark office database -...

Starting a clothing brand. Do I need to trademark?

For a clothing brand, it is essentially a necessity to obtain a trademark. Whether you can use the first name of an existing clothing brand is...

Whether there might be infringement depends on whether the name of the character is a trademark. If it is, the trademark might cover not just the...

We are currently incorporated & "doing business as" . Can we add an additional "brand" to operate a separate business function?

You can have a separate trademark for each of your business functions without having to have separate corporations. How you bill and/or whether...

How significant are the words "A" or "The" in a tradename or trademark?

It seems likely that the omission of "A" would not make your trademark/logo distinctive enough from the brand trademark. I suggest finding another...