Trademarks
Building your Business
Your name, your image and those of your products and services are some of your most important assets when it comes to sustaining and building your business. Each year, Boyle Fredrickson files hundreds of U.S. and foreign trademark applications on behalf of our clients. We can guide you through the differences between trademarks, service marks and trade dress and help you enhance the value of your brands.
What Is a Trademark?
Trademarks are words, designs, slogans, or symbols that are used to identify the products or services of one business entity and distinguish them from the products and services of others.
Trademark protection can sometimes be obtained for a product’s trade dress, which is the total image of the product or its packaging, potentially including features such as size, shape, color or color combinations, texture, graphics. The decor of a business and even particular sales techniques can sometimes be protected as trade dress.
Trademark Law
Trademark law seeks to prevent confusion or deception by prohibiting others from using the same or similar trademark for the same or closely related products or services.
Having an identifiable and distinctive mark or brand for a product or service can be an extremely valuable business asset, in part because, if properly used and protected, trademark protection lasts indefinitely.
Federal Registration
As with copyrights, federal registration of trademarks is available and affords enhanced rights and remedies to trademark owners. An unregistered trademark can be identified with the “TM” symbol. However, once a trademark is registered with the USPTO, the ® symbol can be displayed in conjunction with the mark. Obtaining sound legal advice concerning the selection, clearance, and registration of trademarks increases the likelihood of developing enforceable, enduring and valuable marks.
Representative Trademarks
Your name, your image and those of your products and services are some of your most important assets when it comes to sustaining and building your business. Each year, Boyle Fredrickson files hundreds of U.S. and foreign trademark applications on behalf of our clients. We know the difference between trademarks, service marks and trade dress and how to maximize your rights with respect to each.
Trademark Attorneys: Protecting Your Brand's Core
In the complex landscape of trademark law, securing and defending your brand identity isn't just about filing paperwork; it's about protecting your most valuable business assets. At Boyle Fredrickson, our dedicated team of trademark attorneys understands that your company's names, logos, slogans, and product designs are the very essence of your market presence.
With a highly specialized focus on intellectual property, our team offers a depth of experience unmatched by general practice firms. We go beyond basic registration, providing comprehensive counsel on everything from conducting exhaustive trademark searches and prosecuting applications before the USPTO to managing intricate international protections. Our goal is to prevent confusion and deception in the marketplace, ensuring your brand's distinctiveness is robustly defended and its value preserved indefinitely. You can rely on us to maximize your trademark rights, both domestically and through our extensive network of international associates.
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We specialize in intellectual property. Because intellectual property law is all we do, our attorneys can help you navigate all of your IP needs. Our focus is given to protecting your ideas, thoughts, and visions. With our team of attorneys and our network of international associates, we provide complete services, both domestically and internationally, in all aspects of intellectual property.
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