Trademark Practice
Your company or product name and the goodwill it represents may be one of the most valuable assets you own. Federal registration at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of your trademarks, service marks or trade dress is available as soon as you decide to use a trademark in interstate commerce. A trademark search performed prior to selecting a trademark can help ensure that your selected mark is not similar to another company’s registered mark.

Trademark protection begins with choosing a suitable mark. Our attorneys routinely access trademark search services and on-line trademark databases to assist our clients in selecting appropriate trademarks so as to avoid costly infringement litigation. We handle every aspect of the application, from preparation through publication for opposition and issuance.

In addition to completing all of the necessary requirements for trademark registration, we also actively protect and maintain our clients’ trademarks. We routinely search the Official Gazette, a weekly publication of the USPTO to determine if our clients may be damaged by the registration of another mark. Should you choose to oppose the registration of another organization’s trademark or petition to cancel a trademark registration, our attorneys have extensive experience appearing before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board.

We live in a global economy and RENNER OTTO has a vast international network of experienced foreign associates to complement the extensive experience of our attorneys. As a result, we are capable of obtaining worldwide protection for your trademark and coordinating trademark oppositions and disputes on a global basis.

Should you choose to expand your business model to include licensing or franchising, consider the impact this decision may have on the value of your trademark. The attorneys at RENNER OTTO can draft, edit, and negotiate agreements that leverage the value of your mark and protect it from harm.

RENNER OTTO can help you protect and enforce your trademark rights. Our litigation group has substantial experience in trademark law and can defend clients who are threatened with an infringement lawsuit or who wish to assert their trademark rights against potential infringers.