Mr. Natoli's answer is spot on, as usual. To clarify, no one can own an IDEA. You can own a new, useful and non-obvious invention, the idea of...

Even if your earlier application was published, if your modifications to the invention are new and non-obvious over your earlier disclosure and...

You seem to be under the common misimpression that attribution of a work to the author somehow deflects a claim of infringement. You need to know...

My advice is to sit tight until there is a bill. If you have already paid a retainer, ask for a refund. The attorney's response determines your...

A claim is examined on its own. So, if the parent claim of a dependent claim is rejected as not novel because all its elements are disclosed in a...

I am assuming the facts you set forth are true. If you are in litigation, you need to retain an attorney. If a judgment has been rendered against...

I am assuming the facts you set forth are true. If you are in litigation, you need to retain an attorney. If a judgment has been rendered against...

This is not a patent question. Changing the practice area to litigation.

Ms. Koslyn has it right, as usual. I add that posters often ask a question of the following form on Avvo: "I want to do [some business idea]...

The question that arises is, "10 days or what?" I always advise parties who receive a cease and desist letter to engage counsel for an opinion...