What all do Patent Examiners search, to find prior art?

Before March 16, 2013 Examiner's examined for prior art in the United States including allowed patents, pending patent applications and including...

Your avenue to influencing the outcome is likely with the code enforcement of your municipality. This should be guided to a different forum on AVVO.

Do I have to comply to this "Cease & Desist (C&D)" letter?

At this site the best you can get is some maybes'. Contact may result in clarification and agreement. No contact may result in your never hearing...

I recently had my product reviewed by some writers who published their review in some famous publications. Can I quote them?

The reviewer's review is a copyright property. The use of that copyright by another without permission is infringement unless there is a fair use...

Can I buy on sale clothing at dept. stores and resell it in a state where they have no stores? I have a retail store.

This is a contract issue. What relationships does the manufacturer have with the entities which sell its products? Are there exclusive agreements...

If a person owns a word how can I talk TRADEMARK THE OWNERSHIP OF WORDS reference a dictionary.

In the United States there is no ownership of "words", i.e., Trademarks absent commerce where the "word" identifies to the consumer the source of...

Can I register a work at copyright.gov in both my business name and my name together?

If the author is an employee of your company or if the author is a contractor, not an employee, granting the company the rights then register in...

What are the best protection methods for the development of a mobile app?

Protection for the "app", that is the code which implements the "concept and idea" and is the invention is by either copyright or by patent. If by...

If i wish to sell original posters, what does the government need me to do to make sure that my sales are legal?

First, have you used other comic figures as a guide for yours or are your comic figures your original works of authorship? If original and without...

The judicial invention was just filed , how long does it takes to get process and what is the next step after??

You might have been referring to a Provisional Patent Application. Nothing happens from the Patent Office. But you will have to act within 12...