How would I go about protecting a new form of computation?

Two potential ways: under patent law or under trade secret law. As my colleague notes, "a new form of computation" is very likely not...

No property rights attach to the title of a single book -- under any body of law. The title is not protected by copyright or trademark law or under...

Who has ownership of the creative content I produced if my employer did not have me sign an Inellectual Property Release?

When an employee creates copyrightable works within the scope of his or her employment federal copyright law dictates that the employer is the...

As a general rule it's unlawful "reverse passing off" to buy a branded product, remove its branding, and then re-sell that product either unbranded...

The "c" symbol refers to copyright -- which is not at issue when referencing the name of a movie. The "tm" refers to an unregistered trademark...

Your own West Virginia-licensed intellectual property attorney must review the Bitmoji Terms of Use and related policies to determine whether...

It can be lawful to write and distribute a movie script, and make and distribute a movie based on the script, that tells a person's life story --...

Can you explain the meaning of the "status" column in this US patent on Google Patents?

The term for a utility patent applied for before June 8, 1995 lasted for seventeen years from the date it issued. The term for a utility patent...

Amazon is using my trademarked slogan. How do I find a lawyer to take this on contingency? I believe I have an excellent case.

Using another's trademark as a keyword to generate a sponsored advertisement in search engine results is not unlawful unless the content of the...

As my colleague notes, you're applying the wrong body of law. While an NFL decal is very likely copyrightable it also serves as a trademark to...