I have an idea for a social networking app. Should I talk to a patent lawyer first or fill out a NDA with an app developer.?
Attorney should be contacted first.
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Attorney should be contacted first.
When the trademark is presented in black and white and no claim for color is made, the registration will cover the mark when presented in any...
Whether or not you can sue and will be successful depends on what agreements you have in place, such as an NDA and/or Joint Development or some...
You should retain an IP lawyer and discuss these issues confidentially.
As long as yo do not infringe on any third party patents or trademarks, you can sell any legal product. You should retain an experienced IP...
I agree with my colleagues, you need a qualified IP attorney to determine if likelihood of confusion exists.
To answer your specific question, the filing of a provisional patent application stops the 12-month public disclosure clock, so your patent filing...
You would be better off looking to obtain copyright protection on your design.
In the U.S., public disclosure of an invention results in the loss of patentability of the invention after a period of one year. In most other...
You need a patent attorney to answer this and other similar questions you've posted.