"shall not... be employed in a business...."Is contracting or volunteering the same as be employed in a non-compete agreement?

You need to speak with a Texas-licensed employment or intellectual property attorney.

How to properly do business under a fictitious business name is different in every state. You need to speak with a trademark attorney licensed to...

Can I violate a trademark if I had the name (protected by the trademark) before the trademark filing date?

In addition to the very good information provided by Attorney Michels, you need to understand one other point: You may NOT simply "justify [your]...

Can I registered "German Marka" Trademark?

Back up -- Trademarks are not registered. Trademark RIGHTS, however, can be registered if a person uses a word, slogan, logo, or whathaveyou in...

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I am an artist and one of my illustrations was stolen and published in a book released in Colombia, will I be able to sue?

Artwork is not "stolen" by its unlicensed re-publication. Sometimes such re-publication constitutes infringement of the artwork's copyright --...

California Preliminary Injunction in Trademark Case.

As I understand it, you've filed an Answer to the infringement and other claims made against you. You say that you've "opposed" the...

Looking for co-author who understands real estate and is curious about copyrights

Like ships passing silently in the night, real estate and intellectual property ne'er collide nor intersect and journey on alone, content with...

As an employee for a tech firm, can I file a patent for a different technology (web) than the one I am working with?

I assume that California law applies and that you signed an agreement with your employer requiring you to assign to your employer all inventions...

I file a trademark to sell lingerie and women's apparel by the name of da nasty boys I'm now inform there is a company who has

First, you should NOT disclose the actual facts of a legal dispute in public. The owner of the "Nasty Gal" trademark can very likely find your...

If I have documented proof of a person saying they are going steal my idea and do it themselves can I sue them?

A website is not a business. For an enterprise to be a business, someone has to offer to sell someone else a product or a service. The direct...