Trademarks

It takes years to build a brand. But in a matter of moments, someone can challenge your brand ownership rights in a dispute, threatening the value of your investment. That’s why it’s so important to build a sound legal foundation that protects your rights in your brand.

Named as one of the Top 100 intellectual property firms by IP Watchdog, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig helps clients develop, maintain, and enforce their brand portfolios. We work with businesses to help them clear, prosecute, and enforce unique, protectable trademarks and service marks.

Our experience with trademarks

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s trademark lawyers help companies obtain hundreds of trademarks every year. Our team has decades of experience at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in foreign trademark offices; some of our lawyers are now U.S. trademark examiners.

Our law firm is intimately familiar with the complex laws, regulations, and case law involved in federal trademark registration, increasing the likelihood of success for your initial application. We also help clients respond to USPTO Office Actions involving required amendments, statutory refusals, evidence of mark usage, and other issues.

We have represented both applicants and registrants and plaintiffs and defendants in all types of proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) at the USPTO — appealing registration refusals; opposing or canceling the registration of a mark, and in expungement, re-examination, and concurrent use proceedings. If a dispute arises, our trademark litigation team also handles trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution, false advertising, merchandising, domain name, and licensing disputes.

What we do