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There is a current technology that has a patent that will be expiring soon. I have an assay that was some basis on the technology in the expiring patent and have changed the assay significantly enough that it is different from the original but encompasses the technology. What are the cost... View More 
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answered on Apr 16, 2024
Cost for a patent application varies and most practitioners do not discuss pricing publicly. You get different quality of work depending how much you're willing to pay, but other factors also affect the pricing - size of firm, overhead, what other clients are willing to pay, etc.
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my parents are moving in with my grandma into a small bedroom and dont have room for me (17) or my brother (16) but my sister will let us move in so were not homeless do my parents have any rights to tell me no even if i would be homeless due to the situation
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answered on Apr 1, 2024
Taking your question at face value, if your parents move in with your grandma but tell you that you can't move in with them, that is the kind of situation that would possibly cause the state to TPR, in which case you likely would be ordered to live with the closest adult relative who would... View More
I am dealing in mainly digital art, which focusing in NFTs, without registering the trademark, I feel not secure to launch my NFT with my brand name. I am in Thailand right now, but soon moving to Hong Kong,
Which kind of trademark do I need to register as well as the cost to register and... View More
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answered on Apr 1, 2024
Filing for a U.S. trademark that you already are using will cost $250-$350 in government fees plus about an hour of attorney time. I takes about one year to eighteen months to obtain registration. You can and should use the trademark during the application process. The only thing to watch out for... View More
I want to build a collection of simple programs that are essentially building blocks to build original programs. An example would be a program that demonstrates multiprocessing with four threads.
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answered on Mar 26, 2024
Like many software copyright questions, this one is fun to answer because it implicates the "merger doctrine" of (c) law.
Expressions of ideas have copyright as soon as the expression is made. Ideas themselves cannot have copyright. For example, detailed instructions for making a... View More
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answered on Mar 22, 2024
It depends on what license they gave you for the design. Did they give you a license for personal use only or for commercial uses as well? If they did not give you any license at all, it definitely is not a good Idea to sell their work as your own.
I want to have an international trademark so I have owner rights everywhere in the world. I don't know what way to go and need some guidance.
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answered on Mar 19, 2024
As a resident of Norway who wants an international trademark, you can find good resources at https://www.patentstyret.no/en. They may even have a list of attorneys or agents who could help you to make an international filling. Because Norway is not part of the EU, you would need a Norwegian... View More
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answered on Mar 16, 2024
The Copyright Office has repeatedly said that you can't get a copyright in AI generated art. You should be fine to copy AI art from anywhere. The people who posted the art can't even file a valid suit without getting the art registered in the Copyright Office.
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I’ve received an email from what I believe is a legitimate law firm stating I have an infringement complaint against me. The email links to a site hosting documents that look like court documents. The complaint appears to be that a product I’ve been selling is infringing on a design patent that... View More
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answered on Mar 14, 2024
It depends. Email service is not typically valid in Arizona. However, a federal district court can serve anyone in the United States based on the rules of the state where the court sits. So if for example you were sued in a Florida federal district court (as might happen for patent infringement... View More
I made a chronic illness planner. Another company has a trademark on the words-UTOPS confirmed, "Chronic Illness Planner." (It's not their brand nor logo/company name but trademarked to their specific planner product). What are the safe bounds for my product and name, (which would... View More
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answered on Mar 13, 2024
I am skeptical that someone actually registered a trademark for such a descriptive or even generic combination of words. Because you have not engaged me I have done no work to investigate or confirm your facts. Taking what you say as true, there is a very limited scope of protection for a... View More
daughter open a bank account under her name and he gave her funds to put in it. HIs wish was that when he passed she would distribute the funds per his wishes. Which she did. 2 weeks after his passing someone found a will and is now saying that the money in her account should be part of the will.... View More
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answered on Mar 11, 2024
That sounds like an inter vivos gift! Even if it was a joint account with rights of survivorship, that money typically would avoid probate and his daughter would be free to distribute it however she wished (maybe even if she didn't comply with your father in law's directions).
The thought here was to ONLY local Analytics and Conversion tracking systems in the United States only using a geo-targeting system. This would assure that no one outside the US had any kind of tracking or cookies at all (other than necessary). The question is, if a European user were to access... View More
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answered on Mar 12, 2024
The basic answer is "yes" - if a European visitor uses your customer's site and is tracked in violation of European law, your customer could theoretically be subject to EU penalties. The visitor's use of a VPN does not affect your customer's obligations.
A former owner of a small company left a company at the request of the other owners and closed, and took the money from, a shared company bank account without the prior knowledge or permission of the other owners and will not return the money.
Is this a criminal or civil offense? Efforts... View More
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answered on Jan 2, 2025
This could be criminal and is definitely civil. Consult a small business attorney licensed in your State.
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answered on Dec 30, 2024
I used to work in Hartford but now am based in Milford. If you're set on using a Hartford firm, McCormick Paulding & Huber is pretty good. Try to work with Mallory Hein, she's been doing trademarks for quite a while.
I am working on a tabletop game with an Open Game License, I was just wanting to make a little side project I could publicly put out there/gain donations for the project and not get into legal hot water.
My game is generic, so I know that bit won't cause any issues, but, I'd... View More
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answered on Dec 20, 2024
Open game licenses are interesting beasts because the fundamental concepts and mechanics of tabletop games are not protectable by any form of intellectual property. This is a particular interest of mine and one that I'd be glad to discuss in depth offline.
We want to launch and incorporate a videogame company in Canada (Ontario) that legally incorporates our subsidiary game studios. However, we discovered that there is (or used to be) a studio with the same name in the US (California).
However, after doing some research, the following was... View More
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answered on Dec 19, 2024
U.S. Trademark rights are established and maintained by using a mark in interstate commerce. I'm not a Canadian lawyer so can't really speak to Canadian TM rights. Anyway, if a mark is not used for a period of time, the rights lapse. This would be the case even if there were a... View More
Anybody can create a towel, there is no design just blank towels. The fabric is very commonly made and used in different categories as towels. Can someone please be more specific about what the patent is describing like can we not produce these towels and sell them, is there a size patent or design... View More
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answered on Dec 18, 2024
This is a very interesting question. Answering it would require careful study of the patent and the prior art. You're not going to get a comprehensive answer for free from anyone.
I want to use an iteration of the character "Baby Milo" from bathing ape, but I don't know how I could get in contact with somebody for a license to use the character. I am a small part-time creator, and I want to use to discuss what the percentages and fees would be if I were to get... View More
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answered on Nov 27, 2024
First search business records in the State where nowhere co. is organized. That will give you the company's registered agent. Then contact the registered agent about getting a license.
I hired someone for my business to play Santa and pictures were taken. Due to unprofessional issues on their part, we couldn’t rehire this year. Could we still use pictures we took with him in advertisements this year? Or can we get in trouble legally?
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answered on Nov 26, 2024
This is an interesting question both for the naughty Santa aspect and for the confusion of copyright with name image and likeness, and also because it provokes more questions.
Whoever took the pictures owns the copyright in the pictures, unless they assigned the pictures copyright to you.... View More
For example, sleeping with a producer in exchange for acting jobs or sleeping with a CEO in exchange for an inflated salary and gifts.
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answered on Nov 14, 2024
I think that you're making a false dichotomy between "victim" or "prostitute".
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answered on Nov 14, 2024
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