How do I keep my invention to myself.

You need to have a confidential disclosure agreement and an agreement that assigns any intellectual property rights that the freelancer contributed...

Can i use the name of an actual college as a setting for events that take place in a fictional book?

You may use the name of the real institution in your book, but don't make any untrue defamatory statements about them. Be even more careful about...

The only way to protect a logo (trademark) is to use it in commerce and register it with the state or US Patent and Trademark Office. You...

Repurposing printed materials (Comic Books)

It may come as a surprise, but this is a tough question. In fact, copyright cases have come before different federal circuit courts which deal...

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Posting names and dates and PROMINATE placement in search results bankruptreport.com Is this legal? Is there any recourse?

If the information is public record (and often even when it is not), a company that makes that information easier to find is within their rights to...

Are the use of product photos (taken by myself) covered by the fair use doctrine and safe to display on my website for resale?

I think you are asking whether you may use a photo of Product A on your website if you are selling Product A and the photo displays some trademark...

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I have an idea. I am not manufacturer, not going to be manufacturer in future. can i patent an idea and sell that patented

Yes. The only requirement is that you be able to describe how to make or use the invention with enough specificity to allow a person of ordinary...

What fees are involved with copy protecting the name and design of a fictional species? (this question is long but thorough)

The reason that Pokemon doesn't have a monopoly on "creatures that mutate and fight each other" is because no legal protections exist for something...

Way to prove date of creation of unpublished designs for copyright infringement.

To the extent that you're in need of an exam response, here's one I'd suggest: "A court will honor the Hotmail time stamp. The Supreme Court has...

Can this be registered as a trademark?

More details are required to give you a good answer. For example, you almost certainly cannot register "Koozie for iPhone" or "Meteorite Repellent...