Recommendations for a Patent Attorney in Los Angeles/Southern California? Seth Levy seems to have good reviews, but any others?

There are a lot of patent attorneys in Southern CA from which you can choose. The problem is sifting through them to find the right fit for...

You can only sue someone for patent infringement after you have received an issued patent. However, your provisional application cannot become an...

Are they infriging on my copyright/trademark?

Whether there is infringement depends on who first used the tagline. Simply because you saw "I Speak Dog" on TV after you used your tagline does...

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Should I trademark, patent, or copyright my logos?

Your logos could be either or both - copyrighted and trademarked. Copyright registration would protect your logo as a piece of art work. Trademark...

I have received a letter from my competitor's attorney stating that my company name infringes on their trademark. I disagree.

Assuming among other things that your competitor was using its trademark Home Care before you started using your trademark, and that you compete in...

Can I sell t-shirts of a design using characters of a well known brand of camera by not actually spelling out the name?

The well-known brand name is presumably the subject of a trademark registration. If the brand name is famous, then your re-arrangement of letters...

Does using a movie poster image (small 200x150), and embedding youtube trailers, come under copyright infringement?

If you are using the snippets from posters, YouTube, etc. to make a type of social comment on them, it might come within the realm of fair use. On...

I'm trying to start my own record label/company, someone help?

I would agree that a record label is driven by its brand, as opposed to the services/products it sells. But it can still be a company. To market...

Can I use a name that another company made up and they are in a different industry?

While being in a different industry works in your favor in terms of using the same mark, it is not a definitive factor. Also, the other name might...

Does this business have grounds to sue me on trademark infringement?

There could be various reasons why you cannot be sued, including the fact that there is no likelihood of confusion between the two marks since you...