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Am I infringing on copywrite?

The direct answer is yes. As Ms Koslyn notes, it will be necessary to compare your end product with the two games that inspired it before your...

While the owners of the copyright in the advertisements will likely not object to your re-publication of their advertisements, they may. A niche...

Do they sometimes do a FINAL deny of US Applications for trademarks if it is too similar with out contacting the applicant.

I echo the refrain that you need to hire a trademark attorney. As for whether you can voluntary abandon your application, the answer is yes. See...

If my patent got expired due to non payment of maintaince fees, is there any provision for payment of late fees and reviving?

See Section 2590 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure and then call a patent attorney to help you. MPEP at < http://bit.ly/ohv9W >. Good luck.

Trade mark registration. How expensive to get a court action to show my class would not be similar? My mark is the same & class

I see nothing wrong in the other company's conduct. You note: Even though I was in business first, someone registered my name as a trademark...

How can i start my own handbag line?

You want someone to explain to you how to start a business? Hmm. Your lack of self-initiative suggests that you're very unlikely to make it as an...

Am I commiting trademark infringement against a company in Australia?

With very few exceptions, trademark rights do not extend extraterritorially -- that is, trademark rights are limited in geographic scope to the...

My question is about IP (Trademark infringement)

Your question is very confusing. You say you "hold 2 registrations, one for my mark and one for the word" but at the same time you also say you...

Can the fbi charge me with trademark infringement if the owner of the mark never filed a complaint.

Ms. Koslyn is right on the money. Think of it this way: Whenever someone does something "wrong" that conduct is wrong even if the person who was...