Trademark and copyright counsel
Flat fees for clearance searches, filings and licenses. One lawyer, every message answered by him.
Plans
Search before you spend on a name, then file when you are sure.
Before you print anything: a full search of federal and state registers and unregistered use, and my written opinion on the risk.
Credited toward a filing within 90 days.
The application itself, written around how you actually sell, then watched until it registers or we decide together to stop.
USPTO fees are paid at cost, on top.
Fees are for one mark in one class. Government fees are passed through at cost and quoted before you pay.
Practice
Three kinds of work, all for people who make things and sell them.
Business names, product names, logos and taglines: searched, filed, answered and renewed.
Trademark workRegistering designs, photos, code, music and writing, and sending takedowns when someone copies them.
Copyright workContracts that let a manufacturer, a brand or a publisher use your work, with the money and the limits in writing.
Licensing workWhy a lawyer
The USPTO lets anyone file. Here is what changes when a lawyer does it.
| On your own | With Arvanitis Law | |
|---|---|---|
| The search | On your ownThe free federal search, read by you | With Arvanitis LawFederal, state and unregistered use, read by a lawyer |
| What you sell | On your ownPicked from a list of standard wording | With Arvanitis LawWritten to cover how you actually sell |
| Office actions | On your ownYours to answer before the deadline | With Arvanitis LawThe first response is in the fee |
| The price | On your ownThe government fee, plus your evenings | With Arvanitis LawFixed in writing before I start |
| After it registers | On your ownOn your own calendar | With Arvanitis LawRenewal dates tracked for you |
Questions
Usually, yes. A free search shows exact matches on the federal register. It misses similar names, state registrations and businesses that use a name without registering it, which is where most refusals and disputes come from.
The USPTO sorts goods and services into 45 classes, and each one is a separate fee. A candle maker who also sells a newsletter might need two. I tell you which ones matter before you pay for any.
The examiner sends an office action explaining why. The Filing plan includes one written response. If a second round is needed, I quote it first, and you decide whether to go on.
Federal trademark and copyright filings are the same from anywhere in the country, so most clients meet me by video. State court matters are another story; I tell you if yours needs a local lawyer.