Patent & Trademark Law
Patent and trademarks are often some of the most crucial assets of a business. Zeppos Law Group LLP offers practical, business-oriented advice that helps clients identify and mitigate intellectual property risks while maximizing the commercial value of their innovations and brands.
Our attorneys have decades of experience in all aspects of domestic and international patent and trademark law. We serve clients ranging from startups and entrepreneurs to established national and international brands throughout the United States and worldwide.
Our services encompass:
- Patent Clearance, Risk Analysis & Strategic Counseling:
- Conduct patent prior art searches.
- Patent freedom to operate analyses non-infringement and invalidity opinions.
- Work with inventors and R&D teams to identify and protect core inventions, develop design-around options, and align IP with competitive positioning and long-term innovation strategy.
- Conduct IP due diligence and portfolio evaluations for mergers, acquisitions, licensing, and other transactions.
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Prosecution:
- Draft and prosecute patent applications in various technology fields in the U.S.
- Prepare, file, and prosecute U.S. trademark applications and maintain registrations.
- Handle oppositions, cancellations and appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
- Provide counsel on trademark infringement, domain dispute, and brand protection.
- International Patent & Trademark Prosecution:
- Prepare and file Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, manage outgoing national and regional stage filings, and prosecute incoming national stage applications in the U.S.
- Prepare and prosecute Madrid Protocol applications through WIPO, as well as direct national trademark filings.
- Coordinate foreign filings through an extensive network of trusted foreign associates.
- Trademark Protection, Enforcement & Licensing:
- Monitor third party trademark activity to identify applications, registrations, and actual usage in commerce of third-party marks that potentially encroach upon our client’s rights.
- Conduct clearance searches, risk assessments, and trademark availability analyses; provide advice on trademark availability and registrability.
- Filing trademark oppositions and cancellation proceedings before the S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
- Prepare licensing, coexistence, assignment, and consent agreements.
For more information on our comprehensive Patent and Trademark Law services, contact our office.
