Registration refused on grounds of Likelihood of Confusion (different classes & mark). Do I have a chance of registration?

You will not have a chance unless you are a litigator who knows how to gather facts, research the law, and present fact/law arguments to the...

If our business is shut down and no profits are made are the owners still liable if they get sued and are protected by LLC?

Unless facts allow penetration of the corporate shield then individual owners should be protected from corporate liability. See Intellectual...

The Asker's questions indicate that the Asker has drafted the provisional application. First, if foreign protection is desired then the first...

Is it trademark infringement to make a video game, solely as a portfolio piece, that uses a trademarked fictional character?

The Asker's proposal poses several legal issues. One concerns the plan to start a video game project: if it involves copying of any part of an...

If I buy a liscensed product, say a package of tissue napkins, and glue that onto a wine bottle to sell, is that still illegal?

The circumstance posed appears to regard the use of something, such as a napkin, which shows a known Trademark such as a logo with that "something"...

Software patent and using open source software. Could this invalidate my patent?

The Asker's question concerns "open source". Assume that the use of "open source" in an invention is similar to using a Briggs & Stratton engine...

Is it lawful to rent educational material that is on DVD? For example: a math curriculum that is taught on DVD?

The Asker has bought a book with an enclosed DVD and wants to know if the DVD can be rented as well as the book. The purchaser of a copyright...

Can you get a lawsuit or arrested for deleted content on youtube?

The question suggests that a video containing a work of authorship, i.e., a copyright property not belonging to the asker, was posted on youTube...

I'm soon transferring my U.S. utility patent. I have questions

Transfer equates to selling your patent. A sale might be preceded by an appraisal. Patent and other Intellectual Properties can be appraised. ...

Can two companies within the same state but different cities (Dallas & Houston) have the same DBA within the same industry?

If neither state or federal trademark registration then the first to use the DBA as a means for consumer identification of the source of a good or...