DC Trademark Attorney
Michael E. Kondoudis is a USPTO-registered DC trademark attorney and the principal of The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis in Washington, DC.
DC Trademark Attorney
HELPING DC BUSINESSES PROTECT THEIR TRADEMARKS FOR OVER 25 YEARS
DC Trademark Attorney
HELPING DC BUSINESSES PROTECT THEIR BRANDS FOR OVER 25 YEARS
Trademarks Made Easy®
What You’ll Gain From A Call
1. Clarity: Confirm what trademarks protect and what you should trademark to protect your brand.
2. Understanding: Learn the timeline and requirements for trademarking.
3. A personalized strategy: The exact steps you should take to get the most protection as quickly as possible.
4. A no obligation price quote.
Michael Kondoudis
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Registered Attorney (#42,758)
1000+ Trademarks
Who I Help in Washington, DC, and the DMV
- DC small businesses and entrepreneurs launching or rebranding
- Restaurants, cafes, bars, and hospitality brands
- Professional services firms, consultants, and agencies
- Tech startups in the District, Maryland, and Northern Virginia
- Retailers and ecommerce brands
- Musicians, bands, and artists
- Companies managing new filings, maintenance, and portfolios
Federal trademark work is the same process in Georgetown, Bethesda, Arlington, or anywhere in the United States. I also represent clients nationwide and internationally from the Washington, DC office.
How I Work With DC and DMV Clients
- Start with a call or an online order. Tell me the name, logo, and how you use it — or plan to.
- Comprehensive search and clearance. I look for federal conflicts before anyone pays the USPTO.
- Go / no-go and a filing plan. You get a direct recommendation: file, revise, or do not spend the government fee yet.
- Custom application, then prosecution. If we file, I prepare and file the application, docket the case, and handle Office Actions when a response is the right move.
Federal examination often takes the better part of a year. You can apply before the restaurant opens or the product ships. Starting early cuts the time you sell without nationwide rights and surfaces problems while they are still cheap to fix.
You work directly with me. I do the search, the strategy discussion, and the filing. After registration, monitoring, maintenance, and enforcement can be added and scoped separately.
Simple Transparent Fixed-Fee Pricing
Our Flat Fee
$1495
(some restrictions apply)
USPTO Filing Fee
$350
(per class)
Please Note: This advertised fee covers a trademark search and filing in up to two classes for word marks that are in use. If your matter is a logo, an intent-to-use filing, requires extra classes, or is a crowded name, I will quote it before any work starts.
Flat fee covers
- Comprehensive search and clearance
- Application preparation and filing
- Docketing and reporting
- Responses to non-complex Office Actions when a response is the right move, as quoted
Not included in the core flat fee
- USPTO government fees (generally per class)
- Additional classes beyond the quoted engagement
- TTAB oppositions and cancellations
- Enforcement work — scoped separately
DC Trademark Attorney vs. Other Filing Options
USPTO data is clear – working with a trademark attorney increases your chances of success at the USPTO by over 50%. Here’s why:
Examples of Trademark Registrations Secured for DC-Area Brands
Restaurant · DC
Capitol City Brewing Company
U.S. Registration No. 6,378,403
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Professional Services · Dc
Trademarks Made Easy
U.S. Registration No. 5,152,652
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Non-Profit · DC
Bitcoin Policy Institute
U.S. Registration No. 8,373,031
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Commercial Services · DMV
Chaberton Energy
U.S. Registration No. 8,322,708
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Associations · DC
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
U.S. Registration No. 7,437,791
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Restaurant · DMV
ABUNAI
U.S. Registration No. 7,228,481
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Liftstyle · DMV
Vida Fitness
U.S. Registration No. 3,299,375
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Association · DC
National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Embloyees
U.S. Registration No. 6,573,055
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Lobbying Services · DMV
Sightline Advocacy
U.S. Registration No. 8,388,352
Searched Filed, and Secured by The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis
Our Washington, DC Headquarters
The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis is at 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, in the historic Willard office building on Pennsylvania Avenue — next to the Willard InterContinental Hotel and a short walk from the White House.
The same corridor puts the practice next to the institutions that shape federal intellectual-property law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sits at 717 Madison Place NW, on Lafayette Square. That court hears appeals from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including appeals from certain USPTO and TTAB decisions.
- Historic Pennsylvania Avenue address in the Willard building
- Blocks from the White House and the U.S. Treasury
- Walk to the Federal Circuit courthouse at 717 Madison Place NW
- Federal Circuit reviews appeals from the USPTO
- Same office that serves all 50 states and international applicants
What Does a DC Trademark Attorney Do?
We don’t just submit a USPTO form. Typical matters include searches and clearance opinions, federal application strategy and filing, Office Action responses, monitoring and maintenance, TTAB opposition and cancellation proceedings, enforcement strategy, and international filing plans.
The goal is commercial: own a brand you can use, register, and defend without an expensive rebrand later.
Search and clearance
A search finds potentially relevant marks. A clearance analysis evaluates whether the proposed mark can reasonably be used and pursued for federal registration. I give you a direct read — proceed, modify, or choose a different mark — before any application is filed.
Federal registration
Registration can provide nationwide constructive notice, a presumption of ownership and exclusive rights as to the registered goods and services, the ® symbol, and a stronger platform for marketplace enforcement. It is not automatic. Owner, identification, class, filing basis, and specimen all have to be right.
Office Actions
Some Office Actions are procedural (identification, specimen). Others are substantive — likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) or mere descriptiveness under Section 2(e). I explain the issue in plain language and prepare the response when a response is the right next step.
Monitoring, TTAB, enforcement, international
Protection does not end at registration. I help clients maintain filings, evaluate new conflicts, handle opposition and cancellation matters when the fight is worth it, and plan international protection — including Madrid Protocol where it fits. Foreign-domiciled applicants generally must use a U.S.-licensed attorney before the USPTO.
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