How can I patent an "organization" that I have started? What exactly should be patented? Will copyrights/trademarks be needed?

Realistically, trademark protection for what you are doing is about the best you can hope for. You can't stop other people from gathering for a...

How can I copyright a publication? Is there a way to do it at minimal cost?

Mr. Hyra is, of course, correct. However, I should point out that you have the copyright just by creating the magazine. Nothing else is required,...

Is it ok to use words to a published song in a funeral program?

It would be one cold, cruel, heartless individual who would try to punish you for this, regardless of whether it is technically a copyright...

I'm using Seuss books as decorations for birdhouses that I sell - actual books are the roof and I use some cut up pages

As far as the copyright goes, you should be OK under the first sale doctrine, which says as long as you are a legal owner of the copy that you...

Statute of Limitations for Intellectual Property Cases when more material used recently discovered in the same educational class

The first question is whether you just found out that the second half of your course was copied back in 2006? Or was the second half of your...

IP Lawyer Question regarding domain rights and copy write with "Cease & refrain" demand

The best advice is to sit down with a lawyer for a half hour and have him or her walk you through your options. There really isn't much else of any...

Copyright and Trademark for iPhone App - Internet

No, you almost certainly cannot do what you are asking. The case you cited was about bloggers complaining that they did not get paid when the...

I Want to create an online magazine, but the name I want to use it already taken. The name is also used as "xysmagazine"

Your question is really about a hundred different questions all rolled into one. First, when you say the "name is already taken" do you mean the...

Your question is far more difficult than it should be. The terms of use of that site require that individuals not upload content that will run...

I want to suggest a way/method to establish my business and manage it.

Your question seems to be, essentially, "how can I be successful without any risk "? If you get a good answer to that, please share it with...