It seems to me that if your friend could provide evidence that their wholesale suppliers were legitimate, that would suffice. It is entirely...

A provisional patent application is intangible property that can be sold or licensed. In a sale, it may be held by more than one owner/purchaser...

As the others here have said, patent is most likely not an option for protecting your original recipe. What IS possible, though, is to protect it...

The principal cost in preparing a patent application is the drafting of the legal document supporting the invention. In particular, the patent...

Echoing my colleagues' responses, my advice to people who receive a credible C&D is for them to hire an attorney for an initial consultation...

The two aspects of your invention relate from a patenting point of view. The functionality (and physicality) of the hardware supporting your...

An applicant for a U.S. patent need not be a U.S. citizen. If a U.S. resident, they need not even have legal residency status. What IS needed is...

The answer to this question is nuanced. There is certainly copyright in the graphics in video games, including icons and character...

See the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office site,...

Your experience is unusual. In my experience, virtually all the patent attorneys I know take their duties to protect the confidences and secrets...