A website I was just on states, "Site design and concept are copyrighted." Does that mean I can't start a similar type website?

I strongly disagree with my colleagues. Copyright law: A webpage is a literary work that most assuredly can -- as a whole -- be protected by a...

What are copyright laws concerning IT forums, the use of code, specific procedural steps etc.

This is a duplicate post. Please see my response to other, identical question.

What are copyright laws concerning IT forums, the use of code, specific procedural steps etc.

Many books have been written on the subject of how to go about legally protecting and exploiting software and other information technology assets....

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If I license a patent to a PAE, and they win an infringement case using my patent, do we split the awards?

You, as the patent owner, must be a named plaintiff in the infringement lawsuit. You, therefore, would have to participate in that proceeding....

Is it possible to assign a PPA?

Only a very, very small percentage of inventions are ever converted into a commercially successful product. Filing a provisional patent application...

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How long can a company sell a product under the "patent pending status"?

I did not, and won't, click on your link because this forum is to provide answers and information about general -- not specific -- issues of law....

Would a patent infringement case list an officer of the company as co-defendant, or the company itself?

This question must be related to another also asked this morning. In my response to that other question I explained the rather obvious fact that a...

How do I have a search performed to find patents which might be infringing upon my patent?

You really asked two different questions: (1) How can you find the patents, if any, that cannot be lawfully practiced without infringing your...

How often do infringement plaintiffs accuse the inventor of a patent, and not just the practicing manufacturer?

I think you have things backwards: The person who initiates a patent infringement lawsuit [in your vernacular, "infringment plaintiffs"] IS the...

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I don't understand my colleague's suggestions that the recipe can be protected as a trade secret. Because the recipe has already been disclosed...