Questions founders send me

Often about a year from filing to registration, sometimes longer. The USPTO sets the pace; I send you an update whenever something moves.

Yes. An intent-to-use application reserves your place in line before you launch. You prove use later, before it registers.

It depends on how similar the names are and what each of you sells. The search opinion tells you how much risk there is and what your options are.

Yes. Registration adds the right to sue in federal court and, if it is timely, the chance to recover set damages and attorney fees.

Patterns, yes. Typeface designs mostly can't be registered in the United States, though the font software can. I tell you which applies.

No. Patents need a lawyer registered to practice before the patent office, and I refer that work to one.

I handle letters, takedowns and negotiation. If a dispute becomes a lawsuit, I help you find a litigator and hand over the file.

Send a few lines through the contact page. I reply within two business days with the plan I would pick and the price. Nothing is billed until we both sign.