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Non-Compete/inventions-
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 2/7/2006
I am being asked by my employer to sign a non-compete agreement that also includes a section regarding 'inventions' that states anything I create/invent that has to do with this business becomes their proper...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
ownership of a patent invented by an inventor who works for two companies
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 5/11/2003
My question is the following: A person is working simultaneously as an employee for two companies. The two companies are aware of this fact, and have no objection. As a result of the work of this person an i...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent rights when working for a company
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 4/29/2002
I worked for a company for about a year, then I was laid off and it has been a years since that. While I was there I created a website that became thier flagship product. Just last week I got an email from s...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
I was included in a patent, but no longer work for that Company.
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 10/21/1999
I was working for a Fortune 500 Company for +10 years and in late September of 1999, I was terminated. I was one of the inventors in a patent recently filed by this Company. This system (invention) will revo...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
who owns artwork in trademark license?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am in trademark licensing negotiations with a t-shirt company.  They are creating a new line using my trademark, lets say it's "Born free," and planning on mass distributing it.  M...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Use of a creative series vs a single creative work - Who has trademark rights?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Okay...  I'm trying to determine which of the following two companies has superior trademark rights for two very similar products with very similar names.

Company A began s...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Same field of work, with similar Trademark names
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
So Ive had this idea for my company name for several years  now, created a logo, acquired the domain names, and several variations of.

Finally have begun to do some searches as I would like ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
paperwork to create an LLC
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have recently submitted paperwork to create an LLC - "SuperGreat LLC" for the purposes of this question.  I expect that the LLC will be formally be created in about 4 weeks or so.  I wi...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademark transfer paperwork?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I just bought a business and part of the sale included the trademark. ?I printed out the Transfer/Change of Ownership form, but I have questions in filling it out.

It asks for a description of the mar...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Title of a Single Creative Work
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Has anyone successfully overcome a refusal to register a mark based on the mark potentially being a title for a single creative work?  (See TMEP 1202.08)  Any thoughts would be much appreciated.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
State TM Work
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Can an attorney, licensed in State A, perform a TM search/opinion and file a registration in State B?  Assume said attorney is also handling federal registration.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
mentioning products, published works, etc. by name
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm developing a board game and some of my game questions will refer to specific products, TV shows, movies, songs, books, etc. I have two quick questions:

1) Can someone sue me if I don't mark every...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Composite Mark as a work-around?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have applied for a trademark for a tagline that I want to use in my business. The tagline did not turn up in a search of the USPTO database; nor did I find it while googling around once or twice.

W...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademark use in literary work
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I would like to write a story with a theme involving a 1960's era corporation, and subsidiaries. It involves more than mentioning the names, but the characters would be interacting with fictional people invo...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Copyright vs. Trademark, will either work for me?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I want to sell items with a new logo on them. I know I need a trademark, but what rights or protections will I lose if I file  copyright instead and sell, for example, t-shirts with this logo on them?Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Selling trademarked art work
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have an opportunity to sell some legally-obtained original artwork from a comic book series. The trademarked likeness of the character is used prominently in each of the works. So here's the question: can ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
application Issued, then file reissue and CIP application. does it work?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
My client have a question about this scenario.  He has an utility patent application which has issued as a patent about one year ago.  Now he is interested in filing a CIP application, however, the...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Transferring files = billable work?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Can a law firm ethically bill for the labor associated with transferring patent files and power of attorney to another law firm (where the transfer is requested by the client)?  Is there an applicable r...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
can I start working on a patent thou?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I just noticed the quoted text on my employment agreement, under Intellectual Property clauses and it's giving me headaches:

"...you agree that the Company acquires by virtue of the empl...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
WIPO: application / approval / challenge - how do they work?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Can anyone provide a link or other resources of how the process of getting an international patent works? Specifically once an application is posted for review how does one refute the claims made. There is v...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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