If a handbag design was created exclusively for an event can I still sell the written pattern for it?

This really is a specific legal question based on specific facts. An actual assignment of copyright requires a writing. Absent such a writing,...

I concur with my colleagues here. I add that, unless you are working at a small and flexible company, these employment terms are usually...

Ex parte counter motion

Changed to "family law" because it is clear the asker meant "PARENTING order", not "patenting order".

(Need immediate answer)Can I take a picture from a movie & post it on internet ?

I changed the practice area from "intellectual property" to "copyright infringement" because that is a more accurate description of the area of...

In Texas, manufacture or delivery of hard drugs (cocaine, meth) is a first degree felony if the amount of dope is between 4 and 200 grams.

When a person has an ideal and has it notarized, and certified mailed to himself. what protective rights does that person have ?

The "poor man's patent" is virtually worthless today. It had SOME meaning prior to the enactment of the America Invents Act. Prior to that time,...

See MPEP 713.01 IV. where it says, "The unexpected appearance of an attorney or applicant requesting an interview without any previous notice...

Is there anything customization or design changes I can implement for my own proposed product that wouldn't violate this patent?

I concur with my colleagues and add emphasis here. This is a situation in which you should spend what it takes to get a solid legal opinion on...

Question regarding patent law.

The sine qua non of inventorship is conception. Despite the University's misguided policy, if the technician ONLY contributed to the reduction of...

Why would you think the government would defend your copying of the music? The COPY which was discarded is not the same as the WORK that is...