I am working on a Trade Mark and I need help, I understand you all are worth every dime but please read and maybe advise.

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What can I do to prevent anyone from going around my patent on my idea; and create their own versions.

A patent is only as broad as the invention (i.e., claims). A patent owner cannot prevent someone from inventing (i.e., designing) around the...

Business name question

Whether you will run into problems will partly depend on whether there is a likelihood of confusion by customers. Some factors that determine...

Patent agent filed provisional patent app for me but it only covered two weeks...

Consider filing your provisional application without changes, but as a non-provisional application. You can later "fix" it, but only to the extent...

Do I trademark the company name as well as the catch phrase it is derived from?

You should register both, if both are being used as a trademark. Company names may or may not be used as a trademark. Whether it does is not an...

How do I keep my invention to myself.

There is no way to provide a guarantee. However, you can have the engineer sign a non-disclosure agreement, as well as an agreement having the...

Trademark in China?

If you are intending to file in China, as opposed to having already done so, you will need to hire a trademark firm in China. The cost should be...

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How should I proceed to trademark my business name?

Your ability to use your business name without infringing another's trademark depends on whether there is a likelihood of confusion. This questions...

Repurposing a product to be used in the field of cosmetics.

If you are wondering whether you can get a patent on an old product but for a new purpose, "yes".

Protection offered by patents and provisional patent applications.

You should file your provisional application before your launch. Among other reasons, the US patent laws are based on a first to file system....