Exploring a New Online Business Idea/Platform

Ideas are not patentable. Very well defined methods of doing business [including methods to do business online] are patentable subject matter. Is...

Intellectual property rights.

There are always at least two sides to a dispute. The truth, or rather the truth according to what can be shown by evidence, is often a mix of...

Can I Get a lawyer to work on my case on a contingency basis.

No one can conclude based only on listening to the two songs whether you have a good copyright infringement case against the other artist. But my...

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Without an assignment/license, who owns the trademark if the publicly recognized controller of it changes soon after first use?

All the facts point to the LLC as the owner of the trademark. But ... there are certainly more facts in play that can only be evaluated by your...

Attorney Hawkins is wrong – and arrogant. He asserts that “[w]hile the intellectual property issues are federal law, *ownership* of his rights, as...

I am an Interior Designer. I just built a new home and provided drawings. Who owns the blueprints?

Let's get this straight: (1) Someone drafted a floor plan for a house, (2) you modified it (3) the architect of your house then re-drew the...

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What happens if I have invention idea and filed Provisional Patent Application, a manufacturer is very interested and decided to

As my colleagues note, all payment terms are negotiable. Including whether you must re-pay the license fee if your application is rejected. That...

Say I inherited a family diary from 1850 & it is now in the public domain. Am I required to fork it over so you can publish it?

The copyright term for unpublished works is life of the author plus 70 years. The diary is, unquestionably, within the public domain. Because...

Should I check "Intellectual property" or "Business tort/Unfair business practices" on the Civil Cover Sheet?

You are hopelessly in over your head. You are apparently preparing to file a complaint in a California state court [using Form CM-010]. State...

Q: "Is streaming movies online illegal?" R: Really? You want to know whether you may lawfully transmit a movie out onto the internet so that the...