We provide Intellectual Property services in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Trademarks and Copyrights

Your business name, logo and creative work are worth protecting. We help business owners and creators register their trademarks and copyrights and deal with anyone who uses them without permission. Because trademarks and copyrights are federal, we can help clients anywhere in the United States, and we meet online or in our Arlington office.

Trademarks: protect your brand

A trademark is the name, logo or slogan customers use to recognize your business. Registering it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gives you stronger rights across the country. We help with:

• Searching to see whether your name or logo is already taken before you invest in it
• Preparing and filing your trademark application
• Responding when the trademark office raises questions or objections
• Keeping your registration active over time
• Stopping others from using a name or logo that’s confusingly similar to yours

Copyrights: protect your creative work

Copyright covers original work such as writing, photos, artwork, music, videos, software and website content. You own a copyright as soon as you create the work, but registering it gives you important rights if you ever need to enforce it. We help with:

• Registering your work with the U.S. Copyright Office
• Licensing agreements that let others use your work on your terms
• Making sure you own the work you pay contractors and employees to create
• Responding when someone copies your work, or when someone says you copied theirs

When someone uses what’s yours

Finding your name, logo or work being used by someone else is frustrating. Often a well-written letter is enough to stop it. We’ll review what’s happening, explain your options and take the step that fits, from a cease-and-desist letter to a takedown request.

What we don’t handle

We don’t handle patents. If you need one, we’re happy to point you toward a patent attorney.

Protect what you built

The best time to protect your brand is before a problem starts. Schedule a consultation and we’ll help you figure out what to register and when.