Now I was told christmas and my birthday the patent along with the buisness is mine I'm ne ceo.... now theres patents for humanity my land lords surely cant steal my riches and my buisness... there're non proffit.... for one thing. And for 2 none of this was or is possible with out me its... View More 
answered on Jan 13, 2020
I am so sorry that you had a bad experience with this firm. I am not familiar with them, but that industry of helping inventors has many bad apples.
There are a number of invention promotion firms that take money from inventors and provide little or no value back. I do not know all these... View More
I'm just a young inventor who reached out to davison/ inventionland for help getting started not long after web cam covers are all over the web I just want the credit which is owed to me I called it privacy cover pls help I dont understand how to get started with this I already submitted it to... View More
answered on Dec 9, 2019
Contact a local intellectual property attorney to determine your options, if any.
The editor has gone far beyond normal practices in actually rewriting parts of the manuscript, adding unrealistic dialogue, and changing characters.
answered on Nov 18, 2019
Depends on the terms of the contract. Contact a local attorney to review your contract to best determine your options.
Am I obligated to give him anything in the home cause the police advised me to change locks when he left and I have. What are my options on this matter? We are not married to each other.
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answered on Nov 18, 2019
No abandonment involved. You are jointly and severally liable for the full Note amount. The cops advice has no relevance to a possible distribution of marital property. Divorce may be an alternative, but it will not pay the note, insurance and taxes. Decide if you want house, then go from... View More
The court date on the notice?
answered on Oct 18, 2019
Strictly speaking, you should not have to go- they are seeking "possession only" ( that language is VERY important, so double check) and if you agree or have already surrendered possession, then there is no dispute and no need for you to appear. HOWEVER, as the saying goes - "better... View More
My wife’s life and passing were of national interest, so a timely decision on a book is a wise idea. How do I retain the intellectual property I am producing if I choose to collaborate with another writer who has a professional writing career and who has approached me about the subject.
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answered on Aug 27, 2019
You need to hire a competent Patent Lawyer to properly copywrite your material. He will be able to arrange protection prior to you giving away everything.
Contracts with local clients- established. Investor wanted to deposit “monies” from unknown sources into business account. I am a Lease holder and investor has put myself and the employees out. Investor has made slanderous comments to members of the business community. I have lost all wages,... View More
answered on Aug 19, 2019
Based on the facts provided you may have a claim for tortious interference with business relationship.
A week after closing my realtor sends me a message from the seller stating they took out the septic tank and I can’t find any documents. Is this legal? And if not how can I go about getting this corrected.
answered on Mar 6, 2019
This is too complicated to answer without reviewing your contact , any disclosures and the closing documents. It may be that some misrepresentations were made during the sale, and if so, you may be entitled to rescind the contract ( give the land back and get your money back) or alternatively, you... View More
answered on Nov 4, 2018
Possibly, but it will be difficult. After the decisions in Supreme Court Cases Bikski and Alice, it is fairly difficult to patent a computer program unless the computer program makes the computer operate more efficiently.
Step One is that you should look at recently issued patents to see... View More
answered on Oct 17, 2018
It would be highly unusual for something that came out in 1961 to still have a patent as patent term back then was 17 years from issue. However, if for some reason they battled for decades to get a patent out, then a patent application filed back then could come out tomorrow and have a term of 17... View More
answered on Sep 25, 2018
Congratulations on your new venture! I hope that it is a great success.
You can start to protect your intellectual property right away. The most important for you will likely be trademarking your product names, logos, etc. You can file for federal registrations before you ship your first... View More
Car not registered
No updated tags
I don't even live here
My boyfriend's name is on everything.
answered on Aug 7, 2018
Well, first I don't know how you didn't live at the apartment complex when you said that it was YOUR apartment complex. The facts that the car was not registered and there were no updated tags will not help in court. You need to consult with local defense counsel if you can afford it.... View More
I am starting a craft business and I have been looking into the law relevant to that. I recently read a blog post about how a person had to take down their clip art listing from Etsy because it infringed on a patent. The clip art design was a green tractor with yellow wheels. She said that there... View More
answered on Jan 19, 2018
There are a lot of people that are pretty unclear on the difference between patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
I cannot see a way for John Deere to own generic images of tractors under a utility patent. They could chase protection for a particular way their actual tractor (or a toy... View More
I signed a contract (for a patent-med device manufacturing) with an individual who is very related to big celebrities in TN (and Hollywood), but he is not interested to follow what he said and he ignores me. I want to nullify the contract and whatever else (gross mismanagement, patents losing... View More
answered on Apr 20, 2017
This site is not a great vehicle for retaining counsel. Use Lawyer.com, Martindale or UpCounsel and limit your inquiry to attorneys admitted in TN so they would be in a position to file suit on your behalf.
answered on Dec 19, 2016
Payment of taxes does not entitle the person paying to any special rights in the property ( except perhaps a right to be reimbursed for paying those taxes). I would be very happy if you would pay my taxes, so feel free to do so if you want- but by doing so you are just making a gift. Tennessee has... View More
I am a Seattle-based freelance designer that created a logo in 2014 for a client in TN. That client is AnchorYourSoul.com, and the logo was discovered to being used by someone else in 2015. We both told her to cease and desist using it in her social media channels and website. She complied, but... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2017
Have you filed for copyright protection for the image? If so, it's likely that an attorney would assist you for a portion of any money recovered from the person infringing. Filing for copyright protection for a single work of visual art is $35, it's $55 to file for multiple works.... View More
Looking for advice. Husband had an idea, he developed it at home with my input. He shared with his employer as only way he knew to try to patent it. He thought they would share if profitable. They submitted application and made him assign 100% ownership to them even though he told them I was... View More
answered on Jul 14, 2015
You raise a great question. You should definitely consult with local intellectual property counsel about the specifics. You might make sure in case you have ownership of something valuable.
answered on Jul 26, 2011
You do not have to register your work for this purpose.
You only have to register your work before instituting an action for infringement. Since a cease-and-desist letter only threatens a civil lawsuit if the recipient continues the undesired activity, technically it does not constitute an... View More
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