We provide expert guidance and support offering trademark search, application, and registration services to ensure your brand is legally protected. Our team guides you every step of the way to secure your trademark efficiently and effectively.
Before you apply for a trademark, it’s crucial to know if similar marks exist. Our comprehensive trademark search service scours various databases, ensuring that you are aware of the landscape and your desired mark is unique, reducing the risk of future legal complications. This includes searching the USPTO database, international registries, and even unregistered but commonly used trademarks.
After a thorough search, we prepare and file your trademark application. Our expertise ensures that your application is comprehensive and clear, detailing the specifics of your mark and the goods or services it represents. This precision minimizes the chance of objections or refusals from the trademark office.
If the trademark office issues an office action, requiring clarification or additional information, our team is adept at responding effectively. We handle all communications, ensuring that your application stays on track for approval. Additionally, we prepare and respond to substantive office actions should that be required, such as likelihood of confusion objections.
Securing registration of your mark is the objective of the application process. Registration of your trademark grants you exclusive nationwide rights to the mark, legally protecting your brand identity and intellectual property.
For clients with global business interests, we extend our services to international trademark registration, navigating the complexities of securing trademark protection in different countries.
Each of these services is tailored to meet the unique needs of your brand, ensuring that your trademarks are not only legally protected but also positioned to contribute significantly to the strength and recognition of your business identity.
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises.
Registering a trademark grants the owner exclusive rights to use it on their goods or services, and legal protection against unauthorized use. It also helps in building brand identity and trust with customers.
Yes, slogans and logos that distinguish a company’s goods or services can be trademarked, provided they meet the criteria for trademark protection, such as distinctiveness and non-descriptiveness.
The duration of trademark protection varies, but it generally lasts for 10 years from the date of registration. It can be renewed indefinitely upon payment of renewal fees.
The ™ symbol is used to denote an unregistered trademark, while the ® symbol indicates a registered trademark.
Domain names can be trademarked if they function as a brand identifier for goods or services and meet other trademark criteria.
Trademark infringement occurs when a trademark is used without authorization in a manner that causes confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of goods or services.
While it’s not mandatory to hire a lawyer, professional legal assistance can be beneficial in navigating the complexities of trademark law and the registration process, and ultimately save you time and resources.