The Patton Boggs Trademark and Copyright Practice provides comprehensive services in all aspects of trademark and copyright management.  Our clients include leading retailers, international telecommunications companies, publishers, luxury goods manufacturers, trade associations, and celebrities. 

On the trademark side, our attorneys work with clients to develop and clear distinctive trademarks and domain names to maximize brand recognition.  We prosecute trademark applications and appear regularly in trademark cases pending before federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  On the copyright side, we register copyright claims and enforce our clients’ rights through litigation, licenses and other means.  We work with international affiliates to ensure global protection for our clients’ IP assets. 

Much of our practice focuses on assisting our clients to maximize the value of their trademarks and intangible properties through licensing and co-branding opportunities, both domestic and international.  We help implement strategic plans to increase brand awareness, as well as more traditional programs to protect their trademarks, trade secrets and other IP assets.  Among these have been franchising programs, non-disclosure agreements, and cross-licensing arrangements.  The e-commerce explosion resulted in new opportunities for our clients, as well as new challenges from cybersquatting, domain name disputes, and e-blights. We work with our clients to address the challenges presented by new technologies, to protect our clients’ rights and to comply with new regulatory dictates, including privacy and anti-spam measures.  In conjunction with other Patton Boggs practice groups, we may seek appropriate regulatory and/or legislative solutions to our clients’ IP issues in addition to addressing them through more traditional methods.

Our broad-ranging Trademark and Copyright Practice includes, among other things:

• Registering trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Screening and clearing proposed trademarks and brand names
• Maintaining domestic and international trademark portfolios for clients
• Handling cancellation and opposition proceedings before the TTAB
• Registering and enforcing copyrights
• Litigating trademark, copyright, and trade dress infringement and dilution claims
• Protecting domain names against infringement and cybersquatting
• Counseling clients on proper trademark usage, fair use and related issues
• Licensing trademark and literary property rights
• Publishing and subsidiary rights contracts
• Electronic publishing agreements and licenses
• Website development, hosting and e-commerce agreements
• Website terms of usage and privacy policies
• Protecting Privacy and Publicity Rights
• Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments affecting clients’ IP