Trademark Services
Whether you have a distinctive name or logo for
your business, or a clever name for a new product,
a trademark is the form of legal protection you are
seeking. Trademark law prevents another company from
using a confusingly similar “mark” when promoting
its products or services. A federally registered trademark
will prevent others from using your mark throughout
the United States and its territories. To obtain a
federally registered trademark, it is necessary to
file a trademark application in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office. Before filing the trademark
application, however, it is advisable to first conduct
a trademark search.
Trademark Searching
Getting Started:
We can perform a trademark search to determine whether
there are others currently using the same or similar
mark as yours. The search will serve two purposes:
it will help determine whether you can obtain a
registered trademark, and will help determine whether
your use of the mark would infringe on the trademark
of another. This is helpful even if you do not plan
to seek a registered trademark. If you learn through
the search that another company is already using
a similar mark, it might be advisable to pick a
different name for your product to avoid trouble
later.
We search the records of federally registered
trademarks and pending trademark applications, state
trademark registrations, as well as certain “common
law” sources. We will obtain information about any
similar mark that we uncover in the search in order
to best advise you how to proceed.
