Question: Can I purchase an FDA registered product that has a specific formula at full retail price and then modify it to change

The question suggests that the modification is "inventive" and may be subject to patent protection. See IP counsel re Patent Protection. The...

Can I register a trademark for clothing when I add my label to clothing I buy from China?

Your purchase from a Chinese company with the agreement that it is manufactured for your company and your label would allow the Chinese company to...

How to negotiate a film deal?

The video is a work of authorship which may be owned by the author unless granted to the other party. Business counsel of IP counsel with...

Is this considered stealing or copyright or what?

Continue with your Trademark Filing. There may be common law rights that overlap and perhaps the irritating use may create confusion. But your...

Girls Softball will likely encounter interstate commerce and team names, intended to identify the source of goods(games) and services(training)...

If I published my work and some one takes my work and copyrights it in the usa copyright office do they gain ownership ?

No, they do not gain ownership by such action. They misappropriate and you, after your nose benefit analysis, can correct the record. See IP...

Need assistance with business name mentioning another entity's copyrighted name.

The name is likely a Federally Registered Trademark and, if not, holds at least a common law property right in the name. Your use, without...

Can the twenty-third psalm be quoted in a fictional novel?

Use in a quote from the King James version is likely allowed. However, newer versions may still be under copyright, e.g., the NIV is likely...

Is there any such thing as common law trade names and trade marks?

The use in commerce of a word, symbol or device to identify the source of goods or services establishes a Trademark. Discontinued use relinquishes...

If I have a software idea to pitch to a university to use, is there any protection I can use from being copied?

File the Provisional or non-Provisional application before disclosure. All details of the structure must be included whether Provisional or not...