Trademarks
Registration starts with clearance: a real search and a candid written opinion on whether your mark is likely to register, before you spend money on a filing. When the application draws an office action from the USPTO examining attorney — and many do — responding to routine procedural refusals is included in our filing engagement.
- Clearance searches and registrability opinions
- Federal trademark applications
- Office action responses
- Statements of use and maintenance filings
- Trademark enforcement and cease-and-desist matters
- Licensing and assignment agreements
Copyright and Trade Secrets
Not everything worth protecting is a trademark. We register copyrights, structure trade secret protection into employment and contractor agreements, and make sure the IP created for your business is actually owned by your business.
- Copyright registration
- IP assignment agreements for founders and contractors
- Trade secret and confidentiality protection
- IP provisions in commercial agreements
How Engagements Work
Most matters in this area are handled on a fixed fee quoted during your consultation, so you know the cost before the work begins. The consultation is billed at $175 and credited toward your matter if Milebridge Law is engaged. USPTO filing fees are quoted separately at government rates.