Do I need A Customized NDA signed for my IP benefit before speaking to a patent attorney about my new invention?

Just my two cents but I won't sign a non-disclosure agreement if asked to by a prospective or actual client. As noted, an attorney's ethical...

How do I go about withdrawing or cancelling my trademark application upon settlement after an opposition was filed?

Your own trademark attorney will rely upon Section 602.01 of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure which notes: "An abandonment...

As my colleagues note, a 40,000 year old cave painting is not protected by a copyright. However, just like any other design you may want to use as...

I am trying to buy copyrighted material from an owner/company in California. No paperwork available for the company.

With few exceptions, ALL written material is "copyrighted material." Copyright automatically attaches to all copyrightable works once a work is...

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

Q: "Can you patent a concept, like marketing an item to a gender group that has not been available to it before?" R: Not any more. A while back...

HELP I am being BULLIED by a large company that is backed up by a billionaire.

I'll be blunt: You're not competent to conclude that the other party's infringement or dilution claim has no merit. So my advice is to dial the...

Q: "As an example, say I want to make a blender. I go into google search and look for an image of a blender. Taking that image I begin to make a...

Broad claim in provisional patent application

You've already received very good information. I write only to note that an independant claim must be self-contained -- that is, it cannot...

Am I infringing copyrights by posting other brands pictures on social media?

Your concern is more with copyright law, not trademark law. You're copying and publicly displaying photographs that were taken by someone else....

What are the laws addressing unconscionable legal demand? Unconscionable pricing for intangible goods?

A very useful book is "California Intellectual Property Laws, 2015 Edition" published by Matthew Bender [visit the link below]. While federal law...