I agree with the above responses. I'll just add that there are numerous TM registrations with the USPTO for Dr. Seuss's books/phrases. For example,...

Is "Provisional Application for Patent" fully effective or should it be followed by full patent?

A provisional patent application is only a placeholder. When you file it, you have 12 months to follow it with a nonprovisional patent application....

Have you determined if the products you have been selling are actually legitimate? If you can verify that they are not pirated copies, you might be...

What are the differences in legal protection between a Registered "R" Trademark, and a Trademark "TM"?

Here's a quick summary of some of the benefits of USPTO registration of a mark: -Federal registration gives the registrant a legal presumption of...

Sell ideas to companies

As others have mentioned, any company to which you send your idea would be under no obligation to not publicize or use the idea to their heart's...