Can I charge a fee to make something for a customer that I didn't design?

The "FEE" v. SALE is not likely any different from your making a sale. The person without a 3D printer will want your assistance. Is there a...

Can I create an animated movie based on real stories or is there some sort of copyright?

Are "real stories" factual or derived from imagination? Whether factual or imagination, if a "story" is fixed in a tangible medium, i.e., written,...

Copyright infringement occurs when the work is copied without permission. Selling for real or fake money is irrelevant. The infringing act is...

Can I paint a picture for non profit without infringing copyright laws?

The answers on AVVO cannot be relied upon for your determination of the risk of infringement. However, an opinion directly from Intellectual...

The use is probably ok. But it may be trademark infringement, unfair business practices and a form of libel. See Intellectual Property counsel...

Is it legal use the name of a song, printed on a custom made product to sell and can I use dialogue from a movie on my website.

There is no property right in a title of a song. However, a trademark concern might exist fi custom hand made jewelry was fold with the title as...

How can one get a US patent on a product Idea, manufactured and sold in china that does not have a US patent?

If already invented somewhere in the world then you can't get a patent in the USA.

Startup Companies, Venture Capital, and Financing

You need to talk with your states equivalent of the SEC. In Washington State it is the Department of Financial Institutions. You may have to...

You propose to make a derivative copy/work derived from an existing copyright property. Making a derivative is the property right of the copyright...

Experts frequently accompany an inventor in an Examiner's Interview. Experts are generally introduced to an Examiner via an Affidavit or...