You need to take a step backwards and realize your goal is not to procure a patent. Your goal is to make money. Ideas are brain farts – everyone...

Can you trademark a business name with a person's name in it?

The phrase "Smith Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine" when used to brand an orthopedic practice is "generic" for, or at best merely...

A small business owner should hire an in-state intellectual property attorney. While the owner can hire any licensed attorney in any state to...

I want to bring some stuff from india to sell in the usa where i am a permanent resident. What all am i required to do

You should hire a "customs broker" to help you navigate the import process and a California-licensed intellectual property attorney to evaluate if...

Can a case be filed in any federal court in any state when the case follows under federal jurisdiction ?

You're not anywhere near competent to even consider whether you have a colorable patent infringement claim let alone where the lawsuit must be...

If the literary work you'll be copying (poem, lyric, quote) is copyright-protected then selling or even freely distributing a copy or a substantial...

As my colleague notes, the name of your Youtube channel may function as your service mark -- or not, depending on whether it's distinctive and...

A Google Images search returns many, many images of various restraining orders. Because simple, blank forms are not copyrightable I think it...

Do I need permission to use another company's product in my business?

As my colleagues note, your own attorney must evaluate your actual plan to pass on its legality. The starting point is the trademark "first sale"...

Encasing flowers i n resin epoxy to make key chains is this patentable

Enclosing a flower in a resin and then attaching the combination to a key chain is not "novel" and is an "obvious" product in light of many other...