When completing a Provisional Patent Application, how much detail is necessary?

Your provisional application needs to provide enough information to enable someone else to make and use your invention. The information is not...

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Domain Name Vs Company Name (Phrase)

Whether you can legally use a domain name and whether you can legally use a trademark are separate questions. In other words, a domain name may not...

Do I need to find an IP laywyer to trademark my band's name? And does it matter if the name is shared with another product?

Receiving guidance from a trademark lawyer can certainly help, but is not required. A lot of information can be obtained at the US trademark office...

Is my website in violation of trademark infringement?

Likely, "yes". Trademark rights go to the person who first used the mark. Though a mark may be descriptive and used for google search purposes,...

My manufacture is producing my trademark products without my authorization to sell to other distributors. What are my options?

If the distributor has ignored your cease and desist, you may want to request that US Customs take action if you have a federal registration....

How can two separate entities simultaneously hold a trademark in the same international class for the same word or phrase?

The same word in the same class is not necessarily prohibited in all situations. For example, in the same class, the same word mark might be used...

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Intellectual Property protection from infringement and reverse engineering

I do not think that there is a way to prevent reverse engineering, but you can take steps to manage possible infringement. One, you can obtain a...

Competitor got our product removed from Amazon, we want back on Amazon, looking for suggestions.

Patent pending can take different forms. It could be in the form of a provisional patent application. A search of the patent office would not...

I have a technology concept and solution that would like to apply for patent. what should I do?

Your concept needs to have enough details to enable someone to make and use your invention. If it already does, perhaps you should consider filing...

Do licensees expect the patent licensor to pay for validity/clearance searches and opinions?

Apart from what your license agreement provides, "yes". However, licensees often conduct their own searches/opinions as part of their own due...