Protect the name before someone else claims it

For most operating companies, intellectual property means one thing: the brand. The company name, the product names, the logo. It is easy to skip registration early and expensive to fight about later. I have managed trademark portfolios in-house at three companies and prosecuted marks before the USPTO.

What it covers

• Clearance. A search before you commit to a name, so you do not build a brand you cannot keep.

• Registration. USPTO applications, office action responses, and registrations in the countries where you sell.

• Portfolio management. Renewals, maintenance filings, and a calendar so nothing lapses.

• Enforcement. Cease and desist letters, responses when you receive one, and coexistence agreements when the answer is to share.

• Licensing and assignment. IP licenses, assignments from contractors and employees, and the ownership terms in your customer and vendor agreements.

• Copyright and trade secrets. Registration where it helps, and the confidentiality and employee agreements that protect what cannot be registered.

How it works

Flat fees for clearance searches and applications, per mark. Hourly for enforcement and licensing. I will tell you when a matter needs a patent attorney or a litigator, and I will bring one in.