I filed a provisional patent May of 2014, and first sale/public disclosure was June 2014.

The filing date of the first provisional is effective regarding a subsequent Non-Provisional only if the Non-Provisional is filed within 1 year of...

Not without a license with Champion. Leaving the labels in place suggest a relationship with Champion. See IP Counsel.

My first date of sale was June 24, 2014. I am filing a utility patent June 24, 2015. Exactly one year later, Is that valid?

Probably not. The answer would have been "yes" under the law prior to 3/16/13 when the USA was First Inventor To Invent. Then there was a grace...

I need to know if I should abandon or continue my trademark application.

The Asker needs detailed discussion with IP counsel who can analyze and give options.

I sent an NDA to someone who does patent searches, and trademarking to an online site that offers outsource service for a fee.

You don't tell anyone any details about your invention until you've received the signed NDA. See IP counsel.

I am starting up a jewelry company in VA named Make It Snappy. There is already one with that name in Oklahoma. They sell to a

The other company may sell within a distinct geographical area and thus may have a right to the mark in that area. However, if the company also...

Got a recipe off the internet.Changed it slightly and now want to market the product . Can't find it in stores. Can I be sued?

Recipes are not usually patent protected. Unlikely to have any patent protection but rather Trade Secret. If on the internet the not secret. See...

Do we need a contract/agreement with apparel manufacturer?

All IP and Business relationships must be set out in contracts. Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Licensing matters are critical at the...

Patent Question: Can you patent a concept, like marketing an item to a gender group that has not been available to it before?

Ideas cannot be patented. The packaging of a structure can be patented if new and not taught by prior inventions. Display is not likely patentable...

Theft of confidential information relating to business

If the information is Trade Secret then the stolen property is both civil and criminal misappropriation. See IP Counsel for guidance whether the...