Our Suite of Services

A trademark can be a word, phrase, design, symbol, or some combination of these that identifies your goods and/or services. In short, the purpose of a trademark is to show origin. Obtaining a trademark allows the owner of the trademark to stop others from registering the owner's marks. It also allows the trademark owner to stop others from illegally using his or her trademark or one that is similar to it. Our trademark assistance includes, but is not limited to:

• Nationwide U.S. Trademark Registration   
• Foreign Trademark Registration
• Branding Advice and Counseling
• Trademark Search & Clearance
• Trademark Application Filing & Prosecution
• Trademark Office Action Responses
• Trademark Monitoring
• Trademark Maintenance & Renewals
• Trademark Due Diligence for M&A Deals
• Trademark Assignments & Licensing Agreements
• Trademark Portfolio Management
• Letters of Protest
• Trademark Enforcement & Dispute Resolution  
• Trademark Litigation Consulting
• TTAB Expungement, Reexamination, Opposition, and Cancellation Proceedings

A copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship once the author fixes the work in a tangible medium. Commonly copyrighted items include books, magazines, newspapers, drawings, photographs, online literary works, paintings, music, song lyrics, and software code. A copyright gives its holder exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display the work. A copyright also prevents others from copying of the work in most scenarios without the copyright owner's permission. Our copyright assistance includes, but is not limited to:

• Nationwide U.S. Copyright Registration
• Creators' Advice and Counseling
• Works-Made-For-Hire Counseling and Agreements
• Copyright Application Filing and Prosecution
• Copyright Portfolio Management
• Copyright Due Diligence for M&A Deals
• Copyright Assignments & Licensing Agreements
• Copyright Litigation Consulting
• Copyright Enforcement and Dispute Resolution 

Consulting with an attorney early and often is critical for any business, and that is especially true for small and medium-sized businesses. All too often, costly legal mistakes could have been completely avoided by proactively seeking out sound legal counsel on the front end. Enlisting outside general counsel services allows you to have counsel on call without the additional in-house payroll expenditures. Our outside general counsel assistance includes, but is not limited to: 

• General Business Advice and Counseling
• Contract Review and Negotiation
• Custom Contract Drafting
• Intellectual Property Audits
• Intellectual Property Dispute Consulting
• Litigation Risk Consulting
• Business Dispute Consulting
• Franchise Dispute Consulting 
• Compliance Consulting
• Internal Investigations