Add on to: Is my product protected by intellectual property laws?

Delivery of a product or details of a product without a filed patent application or non-disclosure agreement likely leaves the product owner with...

The Asker has performed interior design for clients, has received permission to take photographs and has posted photographs on Asker's website. ...

Can you recommend an inexpensive lawyer to research how much royalties my book is making

What would the research include? Receiving authority to review all of the records of the publisher relative to the Asker's book? Having all...

I want to start an online web business that provides video training tutorials on industrial controls software packages.

Software is subject to copyright and patent protection. The owner of copyright has the right to produce derivative works. Copyright infringement...

I released an album with leased beats but my lyrics on the songs but now someone has purchased the same beats exclusive what

What are the terms of your License? The word "leased" suggests that the Asker had the use, exclusive or non-txclusive, for a specific period of...

I stopped using an attorney. My mom met with him (without me present) reopened the case and I get the bill on my credit rating?

The "facts" as stated by the Asker suggests two routes. One is directly with counsel re: any claim of fees owing. A second is with the State Bar...

Retail Product Packaging Graphic design: Does my client own my working files or just the final product they hired me to do?

The agreement with the client will address the ownership of the files, final or working. The value to the Asker will be a factor in resisting the...

Is there anyway I can stop a company from completing their trademark registration if I was first to use the name aka common law?

Consider with counsel "Protest Letter" - See Trademark Manual Examining Procedure 1715.

How should one vet an item for import to ensure it does not violate copyright or IP?

How does one insure that a "$100 bill" is not counterfeit? How was it received, i.e., from a teller at a bank, from a grocery store, from a...

What is proprietary information?

Generally a court will be interested if a concern regarding "trade secret" or "proprietary" is raised by the witness. However, the witness should...