Algonquin Trademark Lawyer
Trademarks are very useful. They can protect the use of a word, a group of words (phrase), a design or a combination thereof, as applied to particular goods or services.
If you have a name you want to use to identify your goods or services, contact the Algonquin trademark lawyers at the Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr. Based on instinct and more than 35 years of experience, we can determine whether it might or might not be valid. We can do a search. If it clears a search we will file for protection. If it clears the U.S. Patent Office you've got trademark protection.
The most important requirement for a trademark is that it should be distinctive. A purely descriptive name cannot help buyers identify the origin of the goods, and so is not a valid trademark. Your name must be unique. A good place for you to start is a brief search on trademarks at the U.S. Patent Office Web site at USPTO.gov. Very famous or extremely well-known marks (e.g., Coca-Cola) are granted extra protection.
While registration is not required, the owner of a registered trademark can sue for trademark infringement in the event of unauthorized use of the trademark. With federal registration, recovery of court costs, attorney fees and punitic damages are more likely. Trademarks are protected by both state and federal laws.
A federal trademark is renewable. For instance, TUPPERWARETM had a patent that it marketed very well. They got the trademark and are using it effectively, though its patent is expired.
Our firm can help you file the trademark application.
Contact our experienced intellectual property attorneys at the Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr., if you seek trademark protection.
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Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.
Mathew Perrone
Brie A. Crawford
Attorneys at Law
Patent Lawyers
210 South Main Street
Algonquin, IL 60102-2639
Phone: 847-658-5140
Toll-free: 866-458-5140
Fax: 847-658-1088