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Trademark and Brand Protection Services

As a business owner, entrepreneur, creator, or influencer, your success depends on maximizing the value of what you create. This includes business names, logos, slogans, and domain addresses. At our law firm, we understand the importance of protecting your intellectual property assets and offer comprehensive solutions to help you identify and safeguard these valuable assets.
Ensures your mark is available and not already registered with the USPTO. This is a critical step before filing your registration application.
Registering your trademark or service mark for your brand name, slogan, or logo is one of the most important steps you can take for your business. We understand the USPTO’s processes and partner with our clients throughout the application and filing process to ensure all required descriptions, classifications, and proof are included with your application.
Detailed trademark agreements impact your ability to monetize your trademark portfolio. Let us do the heavy lifting to ensure you are best positioned to leverage the value of your work. We also design and draft acquisition agreements to help you utilize Intellectual Property as an offensive approach to your business’ growth strategy
Trademark owners are often required to defend against copy-cats, counterfeiters, competitors, and infringers. We draft cease and desist letters providing notice of the infringement and demanding the illegal conduct be cured. We also assist clients who receive letters from a trademark owner by evaluating the validity of the infringement claim and responding accordingly.
Melia Arnett-Archie Esq. is a seasoned trial lawyer who is not afraid to enforce your rights in court when a cease and desist goes unanswered, is ineffective, or unwarranted
We file applications and help our clients maintain Copyright registrations for computer software source code, visual arts, sculptures, video, film, books, manuscripts, and other TANGIBLE expressions

Trademark Flat Fee Services

Trademark Conflict Search

(Three Search Levels to Choose From)

Services Included:
FEDERAL TRADEMARK CONFLICT SEARCH

Search of federal data base to determine if the mark you want is available for registration.

Your Value:
  • Save you time and expense of filing an application for a mark that has already be registered
  • Help you make early strategic decisions about your business and brand
  • Avoid accidental infringement which may lead to costly litigation

Our Process is simple:
  • Provide us with information about your mark
  • We’ll run a search and prepare a report
  • You will review the results along with our recommendations and decide on the next steps

Services Included:
COMMON LAW CONFLICT SEARCH

Search of federal data base plus:

Your Value:
  • Corporate names
  • Search of state registered trademarks
  • Search of common law trademarks being used online and on social media networks
  • Internet domain names

Services Included:
PLUS INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT SEARCH

Search federal, state, common law, and international databases (including Canada, UK, EU, and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Trademark Registration

Now through January 31, 2023

Services Included:
Federal application to register your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Your Value:

  • Maintain ownership of your brand names, slogans, and logos
  • Guard your brand from copycats and thieves
  • Build your legal case of ownership in case it ever needs to be proven in court

Our Process is simple:

  • Give us background on your business/brand and the mark you want to register
  • We will conduct a legal assessment and report back to you
  • We will prepare and file your application with the USPTO. (Applicants should expect a decision within 3 to 6 months of filing)

Trademark Monitoring

Now through January 31, 2023

Services Included:
We actively monitor applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and notify you if a filing infringes upon your mark

Benefits to Monitoring Your Mark:
  1. To protect the value of the trademark: Trademarks are valuable assets that can help to differentiate your products or services from those of its competitors. By monitoring for infringing uses of the trademark, you can take action to stop infringing uses and protect the value of your mark.
  2. To prevent consumer confusion: Infringing uses of a trademark can cause confusion among consumers, who may mistakenly believe that the infringing product or service is affiliated with your brand. By monitoring for infringing uses, a you can take action to prevent consumer confusion and protect your brand.
  3. To maintain the trademark’s legal protections: In order to maintain the legal protections afforded to a trademark, the owner must take steps to police and enforce their rights in the trademark. This includes monitoring for infringing uses and taking appropriate action to stop infringing uses.
  4. To identify potential licensing or partnership opportunities: By monitoring for infringing uses of your trademark, you may also identify potential licensing or partnership opportunities. For example, if a business identifies an infringing use of its trademark on a product or service that it does not offer, it may be able to negotiate a licensing agreement or partnership with the infringing party.

Our Process is simple:
  • Complete our trademark monitoring questionnaire
  • Our team customizes your monthly monitoring query
  • We become your brands watchdog! You begin receiving a monthly trademark monitoring report one month after registration.

Our monthly trademark monitoring report includes:

  • A summary of the monitoring activities conducted during the month including, a list of the sources that were reviewed.
  • A list of all potentially infringing uses of the mark that were identified during the month, along with details about each use, such as the source and the nature of the infringing use.
  • A summary of any action taken in response to infringing uses. Our firm will always consult with you before pursuing a course of action such as sending a cease-and-desist letter or initiating legal action.
  • A summary of any relevant legal developments that may be relevant to your mark, such as changes to trademark laws or decisions in related legal cases.
  • Recommendations for future action, such as additional searches or legal action to be taken in response to identified infringing uses.

Our report provides a comprehensive overview of the monitoring activities conducted during the month. This is a proactive approach to brand protection allowing you to set your business’ offense in confidence.

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Templates and Forms

We provide a library of templates and forms to help our small business owners, influencers and creators work independently.

All of our templates are available at a flat rate of $175.

Review and customization are available for an additional fee.

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We make working with us EASY!

If you are a Modern Creator who knows what you need, please select from our list of services, and let’s get to work!
Please book a *$25 15-minute consultation if you’d like to discuss your needs and learn more about how we can help you meet your goals.

*This fee is deducted from your bill when you formally engage us for legal services.

Let's Get Started

At our law firm, we strive to make working with us as easy as possible. If you know what you need, you can select from our list of services, and let’s get started.

If you want to discuss your needs and learn more about how we can help you achieve your goals, book a 30-minute consultation for just $30. This fee will be deducted from your bill when you formally engage us for legal services. We look forward to working with you and helping you succeed as a modern creator.