How can I take legal action against websites and individuals who steal, and illegally distribute my copyrighted properties?

Ever since the internet became widely used as a publishing and distribution medium people have been copying and re-distributing others' material. ...

Using the Popeye image as your company logo would be copyright infringement under U.S. law. Because Macedonia is a signatory to the Berne...

About to start interviewing patent attorneys - what questions should I be asking?

The patent attorney you chose ought to be one who practices in your state, has successfully prosecuted applications for inventions similar to yours...

I'm author of innovative idea , but my coworkers published articles without mention me .Do I have any chance to protect my IP ?

It appears your situation arose within a university. How you move forward turns on whether you're a student or a university employee. If a...

I took a picture of the head of a statute in a public park.....

If the copyright in the statue has expired or if its owner has relinquished its copyright then, yes, you may lawfully sell your photograph or any...

Do I need to change the name of rap group?

The short answer is yes, the gun company may (1) attempt to stop you from using the name and (2) may even have sufficient rights in its name to...

How can I go about getting a liecense to a abadoned trademarked character.

It's not possible to license or renew an abandoned trademark. If really abandoned, then there's nothing to license and nothing to renew. I think...

Would I be able to register the patent myself?

Sometimes inventors hire people to simply draw their inventions and even make their inventions. But sometimes in that process the person hired...

Can a desk be patented

As my colleagues note, yes, a desk is patentable. A great many have been and a great many are still. You can view just some of them via the link...

Hi: I have a cyber stalker. I have repeatedly reported her to the site on which I am being stalked. Nothing happens!

You should read Maine’s law against stalking [via the first link below] and if you think the person who's bothering you online has committed the...