Trademarks

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words,  phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.  A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product.

Examples of well-known trademarks include:  Coca-Cola, Nike, Sony, among others.

Our trademark services include:

• Trademark searches and evaluations
• Trademark applications
• Trademark monitoring
• Trademark audits
• Trademark litigation in state and federal courts
• Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings
• Trademark infringement issues, including cease and desist; dispute negotiations and strategy
• Trademark-related agreements, such as license agreements; nondisclosure agreements; employment or independent contractor agreements; and other agreements to help protect or leverage your trademark assets