Intellectual property is a hard concept for many people to wrap their brains around.  People are generally not accustomed to assigning value to intangible things, but intellectual property can be a very valuable asset when it is properly protected.  Our attorneys have the experience to guide you through the process of identifying what intellectual property you may own and whether it is potentially worth protecting.  We have experience helping individuals and businesses in the trademark and copyright registration process.  Many people believe that registration requires answering a few simple questions on an application, but each one of those seemingly “simple” answers has legal implications that could derail your ability to obtain a trademark or copyright registration.

• Applications for copyright protection with the U.S. Copyright Office
• Applications for federal trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• Applications for state trademark registration with the Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Securities & Retail Franchising
• Trademark and logo searches and selection
• Responses to Office Actions
• Petitions to Cancel
• Trademark Oppositions

It is not enough to register your trademarks or copyrights to protect them.  You need to monitor and ensure other parties are not infringing your intellectual property.  Our firm can help you to keep track of ways your competitors could be misusing or profiting from your trademarks or copyrights and to take the necessary legal steps to stop them.

• “Cease and desist” letters
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act agent registration
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act take-down notices
• Fair use analysis
• Trademark infringement litigation
• Copyright infringement litigation