Intellectual Property Legal Services

Trademark Selection and Brand Strategy

Trademark selection is the process of deciding to move forward with a particular trademark. Brand strategy is a long-term plan for the selection and development of a successful brand or brand portfolio in order to achieve specific goals. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark selection and brand strategy.

Trademark Clearance Searching and Opinions

A trademark clearance search is review of common law (unregistered) trademarks, pending and abandoned trademark applications, existing and expired trademarks, and other sources to determine if there are any potential roadblocks to successfully registering your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark clearance searching.

Trademark Application

The federal trademark application process is a legal proceeding governed by United States statute and federal law. A trademark application must meet many legal requirements and criteria before it can be registered. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with proper federal trademark application.

Trademark Prosecution

Trademark prosecution refers to the process of obtaining a federal trademark registration and related work between trademark attorneys and USPTO trademark examiners.Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark prosecution.

Trademark Registration

Federal trademark registration creates intellectual property rights granted by the United States government that gives the owner or holder of the trademark the exclusive right to use that trademark in association with a class of certain goods or services within the Unites States. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark registration

Trademark Portfolio Management and Maintenance

To keep a trademark registration alive, the registration owner must file required maintenance documents at regular intervals. Failure to file the required maintenance documents during the specified time periods will result in the cancellation of the U.S. trademark registration or invalidation of the United States protection. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark portfolio management and maintenance.

Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings

Trademark oppositions and cancellations are adversarial administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the USPTO to defeat the registration of a mark. Oppositions challenge pending trademark applications while cancellations contest trademark registrations. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings.

International Trademark Protection

A United States trademark registration will not protect your trademark in a foreign country. Trademarks are territorial and must be filed in each country where protection is sought. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with international trademark protection.

Trademark Enforcement Issues

Trademark enforcement is the process of asserting your legal rights against infringers. This may include cease and desist letters, infringement reporting to online platforms, administrative proceedings at the USPTO, pre-litigation, and litigation. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark enforcement. Brand Registry Trademark also helps defend against claims of trademark infringement.

Trademark Monitoring

Trademark monitoring is the process of proactively looking for others’ use of trademarks that are similar to your own so that you can spot and take action against infringers and preserve your trademark rights. Brand Registry Trademark assists online sellers with trademark monitoring.

Patents

Brand Registry Trademark has registered patent attorneys to help online sellers evaluate whether their products or packaging may be patentable and how to best protect them through patent application, patent prosecution, and patent issuance. Brand Registry Trademark prepares, files, and prosecutes provisional, non-provisional, design, utility, international, and foreign patent applications. It provides patent analysis and opinions and assists online sellers seeking to enforce or defend against asserted patent rights.

Copyrights

Brand Registry Trademark helps online sellers obtain copyright registration and represents them before the United States Copyright Office for works including photos, packaging, online listing material, and product design. It also assists sellers seeking to enforce or defend against asserted copyrights.