We can handle complex trademark matters and provide a complete range of related trademark development services - from trademark selection and clearance to prosecuting applications to handling disputes and civil litigation. Our attorneys have extensive experience in all aspects of trademark law, including searching and clearance of trademarks; prosecuting trademark applications; litigating and trying trademark, trade dress, unfair competition and dilution matters in state and federal courts; temporary restraining orders and seizures of unauthorized merchandise; and coordinating trademark oppositions and cancellations worldwide.

We can regularly monitor the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Official Gazette, notify our clients of the publication of potentially conflicting trademarks and will oppose them if authorized. We can also monitor the Internet and popular press for unauthorized uses of a client’s trademark and can arrange for monitoring the publication of trademarks worldwide.

Trademark Prosecution

Our attorneys have extensive experience in both filing and procuring trademarks. Our capabilities and expertise allow us to represent and procure trademarks for a wide variety of companies, universities; governmental organizations, small and mid-size companies and start-ups. .

Oppositions

We also have extensive experience in trademark oppositions. We guide our clients through the complex opposition process, whether they intend to cancel the trademark of a potential competitor or if their trademark is being opposed. Additionally clients can utilize our search and review services to determine if trademarks should be the target for opposition or if desired marks may be the subject of future oppositions.

Trademark Licensing

Our attorneys have significant experience preparing and negotiating licensing agreements among both trademark holders and those desiring to obtain the rights to trademarks. We also provide trademark valuation services to help our licensor-clients obtain their desired royalty rates. We also routinely review licensing agreements and provide advice opinions regarding existing agreements.

Trademark Portfolio Development

We can work with you to develop and maintain strong brand identity by way of strategic planning and development of your trade names and trademarks. The plan can include obtaining trademark or service mark registrations, securing the right registrations, and enforcing the rights attendant to those registrations. Our services include civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels (including infringement and dilution cases), counterfeiting, gray-market goods, false advertising, and cybersquatting. In addition, we handle domain name administrative proceedings, including cases under ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and similar policies.

We have attorneys with the business acumen to work effectively alongside our client’s marketing/advertising departments in order to select and develop the unique and identifiable marks that set their businesses apart from the competitors. Our services include pre-filing consultation, trademark selection, searching and clearance, trademark registration and maintenance (domestic and international), trademark licensing, enforcement and policing, prosecution, due diligence, trade practice and antitrust issues

Trademark Search

We perform wide ranging trademark searches. Our searches encompass the U.S. Trademark Office records of all registered, pending, expired, canceled or abandoned trademarks and service marks. Further, our search services can be tailored to target other marks, registered or not, that may be potentially infringing, confusing or ripe for licensing.