What happens if you want to Trademark a Free service/Product?

A trademark can be [nearly] anything that denotes the source of a product or service. The product in your hypothetical is a cartoon series. So...

Do I have a good patent lawsuit case? Is it worth 1.5 Mil?

Emerson spoke for all contemplative souls when he noted that "All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients." Concepts, thoughts, ideas, mental...

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Started an internet business, and am working to spend capital frugally, should I allocate money to patent and or trademark?

The FIRST step before doing business is to make sure that you're not traipsing on someone else's rights. Your "creative and different concept of...

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First, you are NOT "publishing a software trivia game for computer and iPhone ... ." You are, in fact, starting a business for the purpose of...

Can I compare two different products ingredients on a web site. Both products are trade marked

So long as only the names of the products [and not any logos used to brand the products] are used and the information you provide is, in fact,...

Trademark bullying

Let's put some facts on your hypothetical. Let's say the product you and competitor Bob sells is bicycle seats -- specifically, "banana seats"...

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I disagree with Attorney Screwvala. ALL works first published in 1920 are in the public domain. The analysis gets complicated but here goes: A...

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Can the recording of a book which is in the public domain (creating an audio book) be copyrighted?

Q: "If someone reads and records a book in the public domain, thereby creating an audio book, can this new work be copyrighted?" R: Yes. The...

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Are scanned public domain books still in the public domain?

You should read Stephen Fishman's book "The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More" [ http://goo.gl/W6iU3 ]. ...

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Does copyright expire if the original owner is still living?

For photographs taken after January 1, 1977 my colleagues are, of course, correct: its copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years [or...