We can help-

• RESPOND to an office action, opposition, cancellation or litigation proceeding.

• SEARCH & SELECT your trademark.

• REGISTER your trademark.

• PROTECT & MAINTAIN your registered trademark.

• LEARN more.

☎ CONTACT

info@yurdinlaw.com

(617) 433-8191 - Boston
(401) 484-8552 - Providence

➤ LOCATIONS (BY APPOINTMENT)

24 School Street
Boston, Massachusetts

33 Broad Street, Suite 302
Providence, Rhode Island

SEARCH/SELECTION

The trademark search is the critical first step to secure your trademark.  You intend to invest significant resources in your brand, so getting it right at the beginning can be crucial.   Our comprehensive search provides you with vital information to assess the chances of a successful registration and use of your trademark without legal challenge from others.  The search also helps us prepare your APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

Federal registration of your trademark provides you with a powerful tool to protect your brand. A federal registration gives you a nationwide legal presumption of use for your mark in connection with your goods or services.  Registration also gives you additional ways to bring legal action against those who may infringe.  We draft and file your application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to maximize your brand's protection and minimize obstacles that may prevent registration of your mark. 

MONITOR EXISTING MARKS

As a holder of a federal registration, failure to notify potential infringers of your mark can result in the dilution or loss of your trademark rights. Our trademark monitoring service protects your rights, watching the USPTO for potentially infringing applications. Our service also monitors relevant commercial markets for possible infringement so that you can preserve and enforce your trademark.  We also review your own use of your trademark to ensure its proper use to maintain your trademark rights.

MAINTAIN YOUR REGISTRATION

Your trademark registration must be renewed periodically with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Renewals are required between the fifth and sixth year following the initial date of registration, at the tenth year and then every ten years following.  If you fail to file the required renewal, you lose your registration and your important trademark rights.  Following five years of continuous use of trademark, you may also file a declaration of incontestability, which strengthens your trademark rights by making it more difficult for others to challenge your registration.  We prepare and file your trademark renewal application to properly maintain your registration.

OFFICE ACTIONS

While many Applications for Registration move quickly through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, others may be subject to an Office Action.  Office Actions may request simple technical amendment or may contain an outright refusal to register your trademark. Without filing a proper response, your mark will not proceed to registration.  We review your Office Action, and prepare a response in an effort to overcome the PTO Examiner's objection and allow your Application to move forward.

OPPOSITION & CANCELLATION PROCEEDINGS

You may receive a Notice of Opposition while your Application for Registration is pending or receive a Petition to Cancel for your registered mark.  If you do not defend these third-party actions, they will likely block your pending application and/or cancel your existing registration.  We respond to Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings, defend these actions and push to negotiate a settlement with the third-party to preserve your registration rights when possible.  We also initiate these proceedings on your behalf to challenge a third-party's registration or pending application that may threaten your trademark rights.

CEASE & DESIST

You may receive a letter claiming you have infringed on another trademark owner's rights.  Failure to respond or take action may place you at risk of significant monetary damages and loss of your trademark rights.  We investigate and evaluate possible claims and respond, through negotiation or litigation, to assist you to resolve the issue and preserve your trademark rights.