Our attorneys know that your brands are among your most prized assets. It is your face to consumers and is intimately linked with the success of your business. We take pride in strengthening and protecting these prized assets by clearing, acquiring and enforcing trademark rights. We are equally adept at protecting your right to compete fairly when a competitor attempts to overstretch their trademark to prevent legitimate competition.
Our experienced attorneys work with clients to create a strategy that will serve your goals while taking into account industry concerns and practical considerations such as cost. We provide holistic advice on all areas where your brands touch consumers to allow you to increase the value and recognition of your brands. Many of our attorneys are actively involved in organizations focusing on current trademark issues, the impact of these issues on businesses across many industries and market-leading strategies to handle issues should they arise. In the event a dispute arises, we relentlessly seek out creative business solutions to achieve the desired results as part of the strategic plan developed jointly with our clients.
Clearance, Registration and Counseling
Experience is the best tool in the clearance of trademarks. We provide access to seasoned professionals who will work with you to adopt a practical searching strategy to minimize risk and add predictability to the application process. Our attorneys have decades of experience in dealing with the Trademark Office and our roster includes a former Trademark Office Examining Attorney. We work with clients to anticipate issues and suggest strategies to streamline examination. This depth of knowledge enables us to achieve results for our clients by avoiding and successfully overcoming issues that arise during examination.
Our attorneys’ prosecution skills not only focus on efficient and effective examination, but also remain mindful of avoiding limitations on enforcement litigation strategies.
We also know that trademark protection does not end with registration. For many, the trademark itself is a part of a larger marketing campaign and business identity. Our attorneys provide advice on all areas where consumers encounter the brand to help ensure your trademark remains a valuable symbol of your business and reputation. We also regularly counsel clients on ways to maximize the visibility and value of your brand through licensing and other means.
Enforcement
Trademark owners know it is imperative to police one’s mark. We are experienced in resolving disputes before various agencies and, where necessary, the courts, while seeking creative resolutions along the way.
The Internet and Domain Names
The internet has created many new and evolving issues for trademark owners. Misuses of trademarks on the internet are growing and ever-changing. Addressing these issues effectively requires attorneys who are well-versed in investigating and solving the myriad of misuses on the internet including cyber-squatting, uses as meta- tags and keywords, and the use of trademarks through social networking and in the virtual world. Our attorneys implement the most current strategies to address trademark misuse on the internet. We have represented clients in numerous domain name disputes with great success, including utilizing UDRP proceedings, the courts and negotiation skills and experience to satisfactorily resolve domain name issues.
Inter Partes Proceedings
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is a unique forum for resolving trademark disputes and our attorneys have decades of experience appearing before the Board. We are well versed in navigating the special procedures before the TTAB and utilizing those procedures to resolve issues and achieve results.
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Watching Services
Once registered, trademark owners must ensure their mark remains strong by policing their marks from various misuses. We work with you to create policing strategies that make sense for your organization. We stand ready to share policing responsibilities with our clients or fully assume the management of these responsibilities while you focus on your business, tailoring policing strategies that vary from mark to mark.