Trademarks

Washington, D.C. Trademark Attorneys

A company’s intellectual property portfolio extends beyond patents. In the marketplace, companies and their reputations are symbolized by their trade names, trademarks, and service marks.

At the intellectual property law firm of Staas & Halsey in Washington, D.C., our trademark attorneys  carefully and expertly guide clients through the trademark process, from the initial conception of a trade name and the assessment of trademark use, to securing strong and effective trademarks and service mark protection. Our attorneys have vast resources and broad experience in securing protection for all aspects of our clients' trademark rights through:

• Conducting Trademark and Service Mark Searches in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and from Computerized Databases
• Trademark and Service Mark Use Opinions
• Trademark and Service Mark Federal Registration Opinions
• Trademark and Service Mark Infringement Opinions
• Trademark and Service Mark Licensing Opinions
• Merger and Acquisition Trademark and Service Mark Portfolio Opinions
• Trademark and Service Mark Licenses
• Procurement of Federal Trademark and Service Mark Registrations Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Inter-party Trademark Proceedings Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations
• Prosecution and Defense of Claims of Trademark Infringement in the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Customs Service, and Arbitration Hearings
• Appeals Before the U.S. Court of Appeals
• Procurement of State Trademark Registrations Before State Government Agencies
• Internet Domain Name and Trademark Use Disputes

Our trademark lawyers  offer technical and legal expertise, coupled with convenient access to the extensive legal and government resources in the Washington, D.C. area. We are located in the heart of Washington, D.C., less than 30 minutes from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We are within walking distance of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).

For more information about our trademark rights  practice, contact us.