Trademark and Copyright Lawyer
Protect Your Brand with a Trademark Attorney
Your logos, slogans, and other branding items are some of the most important assets of your business. They will help you build recognition and stand out against your competitors.
For this reason, it is key that you register your trademark to ensure that only you and authorized parties have access to your intellectual property. Besides confirming that your brand is being promoted accordingly by the right agents, you can maximize your profit potential by licensing your trademarks.
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Registering a trademark can be a complex process. It is essential to identify which items bring value to your brand and are apt for trademark registrationl. Also, you need to verify your trademark is not already taken, that you are not infringing on the rights of others and you are taking the right steps to maximize the scope of protection for your brand.
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With the help of Motiva Business Law’s trademark attorneys, you will streamline the registration process, avoid the rejection of your trademark, and ensure you are maximizing the value of your intellectual property.
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Motiva Business Law offers
- Trademark Law
- Trademark registration
- Trademark renewals
- Trademark clearance Searches
- Trademark strategies and usage counseling
- License agreements
- Asset purchase agreementsÂ
Helping you protect your intellectual property
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Our trademark attorneys in Illinois and Florida offer strategic services that will help you select your most valuable marks, assess whether they are suitable for registration, prepare the application documents, and carry with the registration process to minimize the possibilities of rejection.Â
By working with Motiva Business Law, you will protect the integrity of your brand, monetize your trademarks, and access new revenue sources while you continue focusing on your business.Â
We want to ensure everything you’ve built is in the right hands. Schedule a consultation with a trademark lawyer to assess your matter and help you get the most value from your brand.Â
Motiva Business Law Offers
- Franchise Formation
- Franchise Agreement Reviews
- Corporate Startup
- Business Acquisitions
How do Our Trademark Services Work?
Here is how we help you register and protect your trademark:
- Analyze your choices:Â Our lawyers will assess whether a trademark application is feasible and determine which of your assets can be trademarked.Â
- Clearance search:Â By thoroughly examining the Trademark Electronic Search System, our lawyer will verify availability across federal, state, and common law trademark to discard the existence of similar trademarks that could cause the denial of your application.Â
- Prepare the application:Â We do the required paperwork and file the trademark application in the United States and internationally, according to your objectives. We will keep track of the process and be in constant communication with you while you focus on your business. We will also respond to non-substantive actions that may impede the registration.Â
- Registration:Â Once your application is approved without opposition, your registration will be complete. We will send you your Trademark Registration Service and explain to you how you can protect your trademark and maximize your profit.
- Licensing Agreements:Â If someone wants to be authorized to use your trademark, we will arrange any licensing or asset purchase agreement to get the most value from your brand.Â
Helping you protect your intellectual property
Our trademark attorneys in Illinois and Florida offer strategic services that will help you select your most valuable marks, assess whether they are suitable for registration, prepare the application documents, and carry with the registration process to minimize the possibilities of rejection. Â
By working with Motiva Business Law, you will protect the integrity of your brand, monetize your trademarks, and access new revenue sources while you continue focusing on your business.Â
We want to ensure everything you’ve built is in the right hands. Schedule a consultation with a trademark lawyer to assess your matter and help you get the most value from your brand.Â
If you have questions about trademarks or copyright law, contact Motiva Business Law to schedule a consultation with our trademark and copyright attorney.
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Trademark and Copyright FAQ
A trademark is anything that distinguishes your brand’s products and services. Almost anything that identifies your brand can be trademarked, including:
- Company name
- Logo
- Product name
- Product shapes and packaging designs
- Slogan or catchphrase
- Symbol
- Design
- Typeface
- Color or color scheme
- Jingle
- Sound
- Characters
- YouTube Channel Names
Your trademark lasts as long as you are using the mark in commerce. Since trademark rights are acquired through use, you have to keep using them to maintain your trademark rights.
The approval process may take a few months (six or more) and depends on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) load. However, your trademark protection starts when you file your application.
No. The USPTO filing fees are not refundable, even when your application is rejected. However, part of our firm’s process is to do a risk analysis before filing.
Filing your LLC only protects your business name from being used by other companies in the state of registration. However, registering your trademark will protect it nationwide and discourage competitors from using the name or similar-sounding names. Registering your trademark allows you to sue someone using your name, whereas the LLC name overlap does not give you that right.
If you register your trademark application yourself, you risk your application being rejected, incorrectly filing the application which may result in the wrong protections, delaying the process and wasting money, and you will need to stand up for yourself in the case of an infringement issue against you.