Washington DC Trademark Attorney

We offer a full range of legal services relating to trademarks. Initially, we can advise you as to the availability, strength, and registrability of a trademark. Federal registration, although not required, has significant benefits, including:

Providing constructive notice to the public of your claim of ownership of the mark.
Creating a legal presumption that you own the mark and have exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on, or in connection with, the goods and/or services listed in the registration.
Permitting enforcement of your trademark rights in Federal Court.
Serving as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries.
Allowing you to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods.

After selection of your mark, we can help you maintain your trademark rights by formulating policies for their proper use. Additionally, we can help negotiate and structure licenses and transfers of marks in ways that will maximize the value of these important business assets.

Representative Trademark Services

Performing trademark and corporate name right-to-use searches.

Preparing, filing and prosecuting trademark applications.

Developing trademark, domain name and corporate name protection and enforcement programs.

Rendering infringement opinions.

Managing domestic and foreign trademark portfolios.

Conducting trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings.

Negotiating, drafting and recording trademark licenses, assignments and other contracts relating to trademarks.

Why Trademark?

Trademarks are critical to establishing a brand identity and to subsequent marketing efforts to promote that brand identity, and are often counted among a company’s most valuable assets. Indeed, trademarks are a companys “good name” in the marketplace, providing your customers with the confidence that they are buying the genuine article with the quality and dependability they have come to expect. By nurturing this recognition and brand awareness, trademarks allow companies of all sizes to build consumer trust and confidence.

If you are currently selling or plan to sell goods and/or services, you should have a unique symbol or mark that you use to distinguish your goods/services from other similar goods/services. There are a few different ways of doing this including affixing a label to your merchandise with a unique name or logo on it, or creating unusual packaging that lets consumers know that the goods/services for sale originate from you.