Can I use this name for my business or am I infringing on TM name

I second Attorney Ross' suggestion that you come up with a trade name that's more creative. However, if you're dead set on "Foot [something]" then...

Is it a bad idea to start selling my product through Amazon, Ebay, and my website if I only have a " Patent Pending" status?

I have a different take than my colleagues. I certainly do NOT trust that the provisional application that you drafted and filed has...

Is it okay to use a corporate logo ( ie: ARMY, FORD, Harley-Davidson ) to demo how our clients logo will appear when applied?

All the responses that say you shouldn't do this are right. Attorney Dolan's suggestion is a good one: find a prospective client and use its logo....

I want to trademark a log and brand name, but I want to be able to use them indepently of each other if I chose too. How does t

You need to do some homework on how to create and protect the trademarks that will brand your business -- which is a big deal. See...

My status with the patent office is patent pending. Should I sign a NDA agreement with a software company and discuss the detail

I think you need to back up. If you had a patent attorney draft and file a patent application for you then you need to discuss this matter...

How do I copyright photographs that I put onto a webpage that i made myself.

As my colleagues note, you should register the copyrights that automatically attach to your each of your photographs and the text that you write. ...

Can I use fictional names in place of real names in my book? Also, Can I write about my friend who died and publish a photo?

Q: "Can I use fictional names in place of real names in my book?" R: I see two risks in using fictional names. First, it may turn out that...

If I were to use a black and white photo authored by someone else for reference to create a color painting, would that be legal?

Not only copyright infringement [assuming the photograph is still protected by copyright -- which I think unlikely] but also "right of publicity"...

As noted by Attorney Whitaker, no, you need not "reduce to practice" the invention that you want to describe and claim in a patent application...

Does a waiver of claim to rights of intellectual property usually include a rightholder getting their IP licensed back to them?

I see no reason for you to sign anything. If you were truly an employee when you co-authored the computer program then Attorney Koslyn is...