I create sign design but business owner has somone else create the sign yet pays for my time they dont own the design, correct?

I should clarify that if you are an employee *and the work is done as part of your regular duties* then the work is likely a work for hire.

I create sign design but business owner has somone else create the sign yet pays for my time they dont own the design, correct?

My colleagues provide excellent counsel, to which I'll add one minor additional point: If your agreement with the business owner was silent on...

Can I marry a divorced US citizen with the 6 months of her Divorce?

Sorry, you are going to have to postpone the marriage. Wisconsin requires that you wait six months after a divorce judgment before you can marry...

I work for a company and have signed a confidentiality,non-solicitation and intellectual property contract with them I also work

I don't practice in Colorado, so I'm hoping that someone in that jurisdiction chimes in here. The first step is to look to the language in the...

Are there actions suspicious?

you make reference to "my Patent" but I've seen a number of potential clients think they've got a patent when they don't (for example, believing...

P90x counterfeit

Definitely get an attorney to help you with this. Chances are good that if you cooperate with the other party and help them identify the...

What are the rights of children with regards to their parents using spanking as a form of discipline?

There is a constitutional presumption that parents act in the best interests of their children. See Troxel v. Granville, 530 US 57 (2000). This is...

My colleague is, as always, right on the mark. The letters, if in fact penned in the 1800's, have long fallen into the public domain. It might not...

I am thinking about and researching opening a pastry shop...do my recipes have to be original?

One additional point - it's also ok for you to "reverse engineer" another pastry shop's goods by purchasing their goods and analyzing how they are...

Facebook copyright question

My colleague's answer is absolutely correct. As long as what you're posting on your blog parodies the FB status, that falls into "fair use." The...