Contingency and Court Awards Paid By Defendent-Intellectual Property Case

The best outcome is an award of (1) infringement damages and (2) attorneys fees and costs. How each of those amounts -- or the cumulative amount --...

The owner of the site where your photograph was posted does not have to -- and very likely will not -- tell you the IP address used by the person...

Facebook is trying to invade my privacy. They are requesting a government photo ID in order for me to access my account.

I think it very likely there are other options. Visit the Facebook link below. If there are no other options, then you can either stop using...

What can I do about a libel/defamation post uploaded onto YELP with a photo posted of me without my permission?

There is very likely NOTHING you -- or an attorney -- can do to force Yelp to remove the negative review or your photograph. The person who...

Intellectual Property and Copyright Infringement-Litigation Financing

If an attorney borrows money to fund a client's lawsuit then the interest the attorney pays is simply another cost that's typically deducted from...

Intellectual property question - Registered copyright with Government.

I agree with my colleagues that the Copyright Office cannot "lose" an issued copyright registration. The certificates are digitally stored -- as...

Franchise and Copyrights-Intellectual Property

As noted by Attorney Sack, statutory damages [and attorneys' fees] would be available remedies for any new infringements occurring after a...

Copyright Infringement - Intellectual Property

A license is "retroactive" only if the licensor agrees to accept a fee in exchange for not suing for the past infringement. Unless that agreement...

If I form an LLC in Texas named ABC Company, LLC, do I have to file a DBA to operate under ABC Company?

The hyper-technical answer appears to be yes, you must file an assumed name certificate. ABC Company, LLC is the "legal" name of the company --...

I have a question about the U.S. patent that I'm the holder of

First, make sure you paid your patent maintenance fee -- it was due 4 years after the patent issued. If you didn’t pay the patent has expired. You...

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