What should I look for/expect in a trademark and patent attorney?

Discuss your "idea" with a Registered Patent Attorney. If it is a "new use and application for an existing item then it being an already existing...

Wedding dress patents

The Asker intends to import from China but sees may duplicates. The Asker has to have guidance from Intellectual Property counsel with Licensing...

Patent Foreign filing

One way to obtain foreign patent protection is to use the PCT - Patent Cooperation Treaty- where within 12 months of filing a US Patent Application...

Using pictures and videoes for an educational talk on the the ancient text "Bhagavad-Gita" and 1999 sci-fi movie "Matrix".

The Asker suggests "Fair Use" exception in using clips or pictures from a movie. "Fair Use" is an exemption from Copyright Infringement where the...

Trademark law precludes trademark protection in specific categories and separately for proposed Trademarks which are similar in sight and or sound...

Can something common be copy righted if you make a little change to it?

Authoring a work which is substantially similar to a prior work of authorship, i.e., a book, work of art, computer program, is copyright...

Are unregistered personal letters written in 1947/1948 in public domain?

The copyright interest exists for the life of the author plus 70 years. The heirs are the likely owners and can license or not license the use of...

I want to check a company's legitimacy that I am planning to do a patent search with; Invents Company, LLC. Are they legitimate?

There are several companies such as Invent Help which purport to assist with patents, marketing et al. Several provide either no services or...

Purchased upc code can not be part of our property or right? we purchased upc code from upc merchant, and have a receipt.

Is this counterfeiting? Contact the UPC Merchant.

I was in a youtube video/advertisement for the company i worked for.

Contracts - agreements have provisions which determine the scope of obligations for all parties to the contract. The Asker will have to view the...