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Trademarks and copyrights fall under intellectual property protection.
Twomey Latham’s trademark practice encompasses the full range of services necessary to protect valuable brand names, logos, slogans, trade dress and domain names, including the filing and prosecution of applications at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, maintaining and renewing registrations, sending cease and desist letters, negotiating disputes, prosecuting and defending infringement claims, and negotiating and drafting licenses and assignments.
The firm’s copyright practice encompasses the full range of services necessary to protect original works of authorship, including filing applications to register copyrightable subject matter (such as art, music, poetry, computer software, books, magazines, sculpture, architectural drawings, websites, and other original works), sending cease and desist letters, negotiating disputes, prosecuting and defending infringement claims, and negotiating and drafting licenses and assignments.
Our trademark and copyright attorneys also counsel new and established business owners on the inherent value of their intellectual property in connection with future endeavors and business succession.
Why would a county trademark a slogan? Some have been asking that question since Nassau County filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for “Nassau County: Golden Coast to Coast.” While the application process’ $5,000 price tag has raised some eyebrows, the truth is that Nassau County is following a brand […]
Following are many important reasons to obtain federal registration of your trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for your business name, logo and/or any brand names that you use in your business. • Registration creates an asset that can be sold or licensed or used as collateral and makes your business more […]
When consumers hear “counterfeiting,” they think of fake Rolex watches or Louis Vuitton handbags – not phony merlot. But sales of counterfeit wines and spirits skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not slowed since. It’s now estimated that 25 percent of wines and spirits sold worldwide are counterfeit, costing the industry nearly $9 billion […]
Allison Singh, along with the East End Food Institute, will be hosting “Make Your Mark – A Lawyer’s Guide to Brand Protection” an interactive presentation at theRiverhead Free Library this Thursday, March 30 at 6pm. You’ve worked hard to create your brand, and it’s critical to your business. How do you protect it in the most cost-efficient […]
Generally, common law rights are derived from custom and judicial precedent. Common law trademark rights are those rights that a business owner has from using a trademark, brand name, slogan or logo without having obtained a state or federal trademark registration of the mark. The rights come with using the mark in commerce. Registration is […]
Kathryn Dalli, Partner, Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, is available to speak on how business owners can protect their name or brand by obtaining a federal trademark registration. Ms. Dalli says that registering a trademark for the name of a business or its brand with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
Should you obtain trademark registration of your business name and/or brand, i.e., your trademark? The answer is absolutely “yes”. The broadest protection you can obtain for your trademark is a federal registration with the U.S Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). A federally registered trademark provides nationwide protection in all 50 states. However, certain trademarks cannot […]
For any online seller or vendor that has a brand it wants to protect, the Amazon Brand Registry (the “Registry”) offers tremendous value. When the Registry first started, you were required to have a “standard character” trademark registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) in order to join the Registry. “Standard character” mark […]
Kathryn M. Dalli sat down with “OPEN” Host, Daren Jaime, to discuss the importance of how companies can protect their brand, building a strong brand mark at the start of a new business, the difference between a trademark and copyright, and the fallacies of using online images. Twomey Latham’s intellectual property practice encompasses […]
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