At WHDA, our trademark department is committed to protecting our clients’ trademark rights under federal, state, and common law. Our firm specializes in the following areas of trademark practice:

•  trademark search and analysis reports on the availability of marks for use in the United States;

•  free trademark monitoring service for the protection of our clients’ word marks;

•  prosecution of trademark applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the newly implemented Madrid Protocol;

•  representation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the USPTO for appeals to an examiner's final refusal to register;

•  enforcement of federal and common law trademark rights before the TTAB of the USPTO in opposition and cancellation proceedings, and before federal and state civil courts in cancellation and infringement lawsuits;

•  negotiation of settlement and consent agreements to avoid lengthy and costly litigation;

•  management of international trademark portfolios;

•  preparation of trademark assignment, merger, name change, and address change documentation for submission to the Assignment Division at the USPTO; and

•  preparation of trademark licensing agreements.

•  Our trademark attorneys will do their very best to ensure that our clients’ trademark applications reach registration at the USPTO.