Can I make a claim on a provisional patent application that shows less physical strain relative to prior art?

Your own Arizona-licensed patent attorney will tell you that a patent application is not the place to make marketing claims about your invention....

Do I have to file two provisional patents, one for each type of patent?

The short answer is that an embodiment of an invention [that is, a product] can be protected by both a design patent and a utility patent. So,...

Do I need a copyright lawyer

In response to your comments to my colleagues: As for the song "Taurus," the musical composition owner is the Randy Craig Wolfe Trust [if you...

What specific expertise or experience should I seek out in an attorney for a consultation about this?

You need to speak with a California-licensed intellectual property or entertainment attorney. There are plenty in San Francisco. You need to be...

False advertising Restaurant for Appetizer on website/email ?

I fundamentally disagree with my colleagues. You were not promised a "tumbleweed Onion Appetizer" if you signed up for the VIP Club. In short, the...

Can I?

Selling something you don't yet own is, in principle, lawful. New car dealerships and custom homebuilders do so all the time. Selling stock short...

How important is it that I obtain a trademark for the name of this fictitious coffee shop?

As noted by Attorney McCollum, a person who opens a business using the same name you used for your fictitious coffee shop cannot prevent you from...

I disagree that the companies you list create and sell their book summaries "without the permission of the original author." They do. See, e.g.,...

Are there any waivers for application fees for a non provisional utility patent?

The Patent and Trademark Office is funded entirely through the fees that it collects from those doing business with the agency. So, no, a patent...

Can we take a course of action such as small claims court for the use of our images despite it not having a copyright?

Copyright protection for photographs showing a lone product displayed head-on and with only a plain background is very, very "thin." In fact, some...