»   Prepare, file, and prosecute trademark applications.

»   File and conduct trademark oppositions and cancellations

»   Prepare trademark licenses and assignments

»   Trademark infringement and unfair competition litigation

»   Evaluate trademark and trade dress validity, infringement, and dilution issues

»   Counsel on fair and nominative use issues, comparative advertising, and initial interest confusion issues

»   Counsel on quality control programs, gray market goods, naked assignments, trademark maintenance programs, and abandonment issues

»   Counsel on internet domain name, meta tag, and search engine listing issues

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a trademark?

A trademark is a distinctive word, phrase, symbol, logo, design, image or some combination thereof, used to uniquely identify and distinguish one's goods or services from those of another.

How do I obtain rights in a trademark?

By using it in connection with the sale or provision of goods or services.  Even unregistered trademarks are entitled to some legal protection.

What are some of the benefits of federal trademark registration?

• Nationwide protection and priority

• Presumption of validity

• Broader array of available damages remedies in federal court

• Incontestable status after five years of continuous, uncontested use.

• User of the ® symbol

• Deterrence.

What kinds of marks are generally not entitled to protection?

• Marks that the applicant never uses in commerce

• Generic marks

• Merely descriptive marks that have not, through prolonged or extensive use and publicity, acquired distinctiveness in the minds of consumers

• Marks that customers are likely to confuse with other pre-established marks connected with the same or similar goods or services

• Marks that are likely to dilute (blur or tarnish) a famous mark, whether or not the goods are related