Paul Godfread is an attorney with experience in a variety of trademark and advertising legal issues. We handle anything from a single trademark registration to infringement litigation to advising you on how best to protect your brands online.
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Some of the services provided include:
REGISTERING A TRADEMARK
The Godfread Law Firm provides quick and cost effective trademark registration services based on a flat fee. Typically, we charge $495 per application and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office charges a filing fee of $325 per class. By charging a flat fee you can have predictability in your costs. You will also get consultation as to how to appropriately use and protect your trademark and limit your total costs.
SEARCH AND CLEARANCE
Trademark clearance is an important but sometimes neglected part of trademark practice. It makes little sense to spend money on adverting, developing brand recognition and filing an application only to find out there was another company already using a similar mark. Not only would you have to re-brand, but you may become entangled in an infringement lawsuit as well. A quick “knock-out” search can be done with a registration at no additional cost. However, a more thorough search may be the best option in many cases, especially when you expect to make a significant investment in advertising the brand.
RESPONDING TO OFFICE ACTIONS
If your company has already filed a trademark but has had their application refused we can help as well. We can help with responding to Office Actions and can help to get you back on track towards obtaining a registration. Just because your application has received an initial refusal, it does not necessarily mean that your trademark cannot be registered. Contact us to determine how to respond to your Office Action.
PROTECTING YOUR TRADEMARKS
Once you have invested time and money in building a brand and registering a trademark, it is important to consider how to protect it. The Godfread Law firm can help you with appropriate trademark usage in advertising as well as protecting your trademark. We can help you monitor use of your trademark by others.
DOMAIN NAMES
Domain names are an important part of building and protecting your brand and trademarks online. There are any number of fraudulent techniques that are being used to confuse your customers. We can help you develop a cost effective strategy to keep cybersquatters at bay. Paul has experience with domain name disputes under the UDRP and can help you to recover domain names that are similar to your trademarks.
SEARCH ENGINE KEYWORDS
Search engines sell keywords to produce paid search results. We can help you to prevent a competitor from using your trademarks as paid search keywords. We also can help your business create an effective advertisement policy while minimizing legal risk.