Our clients’ businesses are all unique, yet all benefit from our comprehensive ability to help them secure, grow and realize the full value of branded concepts. The attorneys at Paris Ackerman understand the importance of brand recognition in today’s competitive business market. We counsel clients to implement effective brand and asset management and help protect their proprietary and intellectual property. Our services include:
Trademarks
- Evaluation of whether a mark is protectable as a trademark
- Evaluation of trademark availability
- Preparation and filing of trademark applications for registration in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in state trademark offices
- Preparation and filing of Statements of Use
- Preparation and filing of rejoinder to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Actions issued in response to applications for trademark registration
- Drafting and responding to cease-and-desist letters relating to trademark infringement
- Negotiating and preparing of trademark-related contracts including assignments and licensing agreement
Copyrights
- Registration of copyrights and recordation of copyright assignments in the U.S. Copyright Office
- Evaluation of whether the work is copyrightable, when copyright protection attaches, and the duration of copyright
- Counsel relating to the transfer, license and termination of copyrights
- Drafting and responding to cease-and-desist letters
- Negotiating and preparing copyright-related contracts, assignments, work-for-hire agreements, and licensing agreement
Trade Secret Protection
- Negotiating and preparing confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Drafting and analyzing restrictive covenants including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements