Trademark

A trademark is a distinctive sign or indicator of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. A trademark is a type of intellectual property, and typically comprises a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements.  The ™ symbol may be used when trademark rights are claimed in relation to a mark, but the mark has not been registered with the government trademarks office of a particular country or jurisdiction, while the ® is used to indicate that the mark has been so registered.

The law considers a trademark to be a form of property. Proprietary rights in relation to a trademark may be established through actual use in the marketplace, or through registration of the mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Once a trademark is registered, it confers a bundle of exclusive rights upon the registered owner, including the right to exclusive use of the mark in relation to the products or services for which it is registered. The law in most jurisdictions also allows the owner of a registered trademark to prevent unauthorised use of the mark in relation to products or services which are similar to the "registered" products or services, and in certain cases, prevent use in relation to entirely dissimilar products or services.

How We Serve Our Clients

We represent both emerging and established businesses in establishing and protecting their intellectual property rights.  To that we work closely with clients to register copyrights and trademarks where appropriate to ensure the greatest protection under the law.  Such registration also provides notice to the general public of our clients rights in such intellectual property to protect their brand identity and established good will.  We also work diligently to protect our clients rights through the negotiation and drafting of confidentiality agreements and nondisclosure agreements to protect our clients tradesecrets.  Licensing agreements are also an integral part of our intellectual property practice whereby we not only provide our clients a means to financially benefit from grant others the right to utilize their intellectual property, but through skillful negotiation and crafting such agreement, we endeavor to provide our client the maximum protection under the law

Working so closely with clients in our diverse corporate practice, we develop long-term relationships in which our attorneys serve as trusted legal and business advisors throughout the life of the corporation.  Because many of our clients are small privately-held companies without the resources to employ a staff of attorneys like many Fortune 500 companies, we can serve as virtual in-house counsel, serving our clients' needs on a daily basis.