Global Trademark Portfolio Management & Brand Development

KPKB assists individuals, start-up companies and large corporations in selecting trademarks and securing trademark registrations in the United States and throughout the world.  The brand development and trademark services that we offer you include:

• Developing an efficient and effective trademark and brand development strategy
• Assisting in the selection of trademarks that can be registered and used in the U.S. and worldwide
• Conducting and analyzing U.S. and worldwide trademark searches
• Applying for and securing federal, state and international registrations for trademarks and trade dress including Community Trade Mark registrations in the European Union and, when appropriate, International Registrations under the Madrid Protocol
• Advising on the selection of non-infringing domain names and litigating domain name disputes under ICAAN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 (ACPA)
• Docket control using the state-of-the-art PATTSY system
• Litigating trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings in the U.S. and internationally
• Worldwide monitoring of third party trademark applications to identify and take action against encroachers
• Due diligence in connection with mergers, asset purchases and the assignment trademark rights
• Negotiating and preparing trademark license and transfer agreements
• Recording trademarks with U.S. Customs
• Training Customs to spot counterfeit trademarks
• Handling Customs and gray market importation disputes
• Enforcing trademark and trade dress rights against infringers and defending against third party actions
• Anti-counterfeiting efforts using both criminal and civil remedies