Fish & Richardson is a leading trademark firm in the United States, filing more than 500 trademark applications annually. We are often referred to as a “firm of choice” for trademark matters by the world’s largest corporations. Our trademark clients own some of the most recognizable brands, such as 3M, BOSE, CALLAWAY GOLF, EHARMONY, ING DIRECT, PORSCHE, and STEINWAY.
Our team has a practical, business-oriented approach to handling every type of trademark issue our clients may encounter. We manage large international trademark portfolios for well-known corporations, and assist emerging companies develop unique and protectable trademarks. Fish offers the resources of a global IP leader, the expertise of a boutique, and the personal service that comes with a local presence.
Over the course of the firm’s 130-plus-year existence, we have developed strong relationships with law firms around the globe. With our own office in Munich, Germany, and connections with foreign trademark counsel, we can furnish a comprehensive package of trademark services for virtually any jurisdiction in the world. This allows us to serve all our clients trademark needs worldwide.
Trademark services are offered in all our offices and include:
- trademark prosecution
- counseling
- clearance work
- complex litigation
- alternative dispute resolution
- trademark enforcement strategies
- licensing
- Internet domain names
- trade dress
- trademark and unfair competition issues
Fish works with clients to develop cost-effective trademark filing strategies and maintain their portfolios. Our attorneys also have significant experience with nontraditional trademarks. For example, we counsel clients on developing, protecting, and enforcing color trademarks, sound trademarks, and trade dress rights in product configurations and product packaging. Fish also helps clients implement trademark enforcement strategies, and we have considerable experience litigating trademark disputes for both trademark owners and defendants.
In addition to strategic portfolio management and counseling, we have substantial experience handling trademark administrative proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). We help clients create strategies for both sending and responding to cease-and-desist letters and other third-party issues. We pride ourselves on our ability to come up with creative solutions to resolve disputes, including negotiating, and drafting trademark-related agreements, including license agreements, coexistence agreements, and co-branding agreements.
Global Brand Protection
We are attuned to changes in international filing practices, including the European Community trademark system and the advantages that it may offer to clients seeking cross-border protection. By working with our Munich office, clients have access to expertise on a full range of German and European trademark-related services, including prosecution, advice on trademark-related agreements, litigation, customs actions against product piracy, and domain name matters.
Cutting-edge trademark management technology
We offer our clients access to FishLink® extranet, our intellectual property extranet service. FishLink® extranet is a secure, password-protected web portal that allows clients to view their trademark portfolios and related information and documents. The portals are updated daily so the information is always current. Clients can use the Web portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to print status, docket, and maintenance reports, and to check the status of pending opposition and cancellation proceedings worldwide.
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