We understand that trademarks are a critical asset of every business, and our focus is to provide comprehensive, practical advice aimed at developing, expanding, and enforcing this valuable asset.
Our team of transactional trademark attorneys, including a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Trademark Specialist, routinely advises and counsels clients regarding the creation, protection, and enforcement of trademarks. We have prosecuted thousands of trademark applications around the world, and serve as attorneys of record for many well-known brands.
Building and Protecting Your Trademark Portfolio
Our transactional trademark team provides a full-range of counseling and transactional trademark services, including:
The selection, clearance, and protection of trademarks, service marks, trade names, collection marks, and certification marks
The preparation and prosecution of domestic and international trademark applications
Trademark portfolio management (domestic and international)
Counsel regarding trademark usage, protection, and enforcement programs, including U.S. Customs Service registrations
Trademark portfolio audits
Due diligence in corporate acquisitions involving trademarks
Domain name and Internet strategies
Preparing, negotiating, and counseling regarding trademark licenses, consent agreements, coexistence agreements, and other trademark-related documents
When Your Brand Is Under Attack, We Fight Back
Our IP litigation team provides a full-range of trademark litigation services, including:
Trademark infringement, false advertising, and unfair competition disputes in federal and state courts
Prosecution and defense of oppositions, cancellations, and appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Prosecution and defense of domain name proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and similar policies
Prosecution and defense of trademark licensing disputes in state and federal courts
Coordination of multistate and international enforcement and defense actions
