Does the government have rights to my idea if I am in the military?

The US Government -- including the US military -- employs lots and lots of folks who invent lots and lots of things. The rights in all of these...

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I emphatically disagree with my colleagues. "Stitch" is NOT a noun, it's a verb. To stitch is the process of intertwining thread into a...

Protecting Clothing line globally

There are at least 192 countries in the world. A multinational trademark protection plan clearly requires you to sit down with a trademark...

There is no getting around the fact that you need to speak with a patent attorney. There are way too many variables inherent in your question for...

Q: Do I have legal rights to the Band name? R: Sure. As long as your band name trademark rights still exist [and it sounds like they do] then...

If blueprints were publicized in 1960 without a copyright notice, would they be public domain?

Q: Would building blueprints placed on record to the public at a county office be considered "publishing"? R: No. There’s a legal...

Can I sell something that has and NFL or college team colors and initials?

Q: if I design a college teams shirt to sell with thier initials and colors is it legal R: No. Period, full stop. And if you use the...

Unfair Competition Using Non-Associated Symbols?

Read the following case and then follow up -- if you need to -- with more specific questions: http://j.mp/935UJR

Is the use of bittorrent site to download music, etc just as illegal as using Napster was?

Downloading a file you know is a copyrighted song is unlawful unless the copyright owner authorizes the download. Unauthorized downloads infringe...

Ok i was wondering what exactly makes trademarks confusingly similar..?

Q: ok i was wondering what exactly makes trademarks confusingly similar..? R: Ok, there's like, you know, no way to say what "exactly" makes...