I have an idea for a phone app. I want to market and sell the idea so that it can be developed but I want to protect my idea.

I won't restate the obvious, but you CAN get a patent on an idea, so long as the idea is for a novel, nonobvious machine or process that has...

An independent film company wants to option my book for a script....I am just curious

Without looking at the agreement, I think you're wrong. Here's why. The author enters the transaction with pre-existing rights in the form of...

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The measurement for granting amazon's one click patent was that it was unobvious because nobody had done it before.

Don't forget, though, the Amazon patent was reexamined in light of prior art (e.g., a one-click/single-action purchasing model on Compuserve). ...

If my company logo and registered TN is "Puppy Dog LLC", will using the word Puppy in "Puppy ibiscuit" be grounds for TM refusa

In addition to the above advice, consider browsing through trademarks at http://tess2.uspto.gov/ to see if names you are considering are already...

Rule 3-700(D)(1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct requires that “[a] member whose employment has terminated shall: [¶] (1) Subject to any...

Selling pirated software on craigslist

Local police typically do not have authority over copyright, which is the subject of federal law. However, federal law enforcement authorities are...