Trademarks
A trademark is a brand and can include any word, name, symbol, or device (e.g., color or sound), or any combination thereof used to identify and distinguish goods or services from those manufactured or sold by others. Trademark rights provide the owner with the ability to prevent others from using a trademark that is likely to cause confusion among consumers of the owner’s goods or services.
Trademark protection lasts as long as the trademark registration is maintained and the trademark is in actual use, therefore trademark rights can outlast other forms of intellectual property protection.
RKM can help you protect your brands. Let us help you understand how to select and maintain a distinctive brand, and how to keep a watch out for others that may be encroaching on your market. Our services includes:
- Goal Oriented IP Strategy Development
- Competitor Analysis
- Competitor Trademark Portfolio Monitoring
- Competitor Litigation Monitoring
- Development of Trademark Searches and Opinions: RKM will assist you in determining if the trademark may have any roadblocks to patentability. More knowledgeable trademark registration drafting is likely to lead to establishing your rights in a more efficient manner.
- Preparing Trademark Applications
- Prosecuting Trademark Applications: RKM will work with the trademark offices, whether U.S. or foreign, in order to attain patent protection on your behalf
- Infringement and Litigation Avoidance
- Trademark Opposition: RKM will protect your marks from a competitor seeking to register the same or similar mark.