Trademarks

We assist clients in establishing, maintaining, and enforcing trademark rights on a global basis. We provide practical guidance and precision in translation and other services needed during the local registration process. Rather than simply communicating problems and impediments, we create solutions. 
 
Trademark Registration/Portfolio Management
The total number of active trademark records currently under our global management exceeds 350,000. Global IP Manager, our IP management system, has capacity for multiples of that number in a dedicated client-secure environment. Typical projects in the trademark area include:

• Advising on selection and suitability of marks for registration
• Searching prior registrations and applications
• Advising on prospects for obtaining registration
• Translating word marks into languages that do not use the Roman alphabet
• Filing applications and prosecution to registration
• Conducting opposition proceedings
• Advising on proper use of trademarks in packaging, labeling, advertising in print and electronic media
• Renewing registrations
• Advising on rights in trade names, trade dress, passing-off, unfair competition, and unregistered trademark rights acquired through use
• Negotiating and drafting agreements for the purchase, sale, or licensing of trademark rights
• Registering license and user agreements

Trademark/Trade Dress Litigation and Advice
We advise in relation to infringing use and taking deregistration actions against rival marks that have been improperly registered or not used.