Trademarks

Protecting a company’s identity is critical to building a powerful brand and maintaining unencumbered, top-of-mind awareness in the marketplace. As such, companies need to protect their trademarks as integral components of their intellectual property portfolios.

The extensive trademark law background, expertise, and aptitude of Ludwig APC attorneys and our extended, global network of associate counsel allows us to advise clients across the full spectrum of trademark issues, tailoring solutions to fit business goals and safeguard their rights in the United States and abroad.

Our comprehensive suite of trademark services includes . . .

• Trademark clearance searches and opinions
• Trademark application preparation, filing, prosecution, and registration services for U.S. and international trademarks
• Trademark counseling and portfolio development
• Trademark licensing agreements
• Trademark infringement opinions
• Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”)
• Trademark litigation in federal and state courts
• Domain name disputes
• ICANN, UDRP, and WIPO disputes
• Recordation of trademarks with the customs office in the U.S. and abroad
• Trademark maintenance and renewal services for U.S. and international trademarks
• Trademark monitoring services.

If enforcement of your trademark rights is necessary or defending against charges of trademark infringement becomes unavoidable, Ludwig APC’s experienced trial attorneys offer broad litigation services, from the formulation of a winning strategy to the assertion of trademark rights and defending client interests in federal and state courts. Our attorneys routinely prepare cease-and-desist demands, take-down notices, TTAB opposition and cancellation proceedings, and anti-cybersquatting actions.