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Trademark Attorney Topeka, KS

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This discovery session gets you concrete legal advice on when and how to apply for a trademark and also includes a manual preliminary knockout search to identify identical or nearly identical hits, which gives you an idea if your proposed word mark (names or phrases) or design mark (typically logos) will be problematic.

We discuss your brand and business trajectory; where are you now, where you want to go, and how we can get you there. You’ll also get a general trademark education, and by the end, you will understand the basics of what is and is not material you can trademark, the nuances of trademark law as it relates to “creative” versus generic names and phrases, and visual appearances. We will discuss how obtaining a trademark applies to your business, answer any questions regarding the strategic timing of obtaining a trademark, answer any questions specific to your business and determine if a trademark is right for you.

Should you decide to move forward with a trademark application with us within 7 days of your session, this fee is applied to your Package pricing.

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Protect Your New Brand in Topeka, KS, with a Professional Trademark Attorney

You’d be surprised to see how many brand/business owners in Topeka, KS, don’t pay attention to their trademark or IPs and then regret it later.

Even though trademarking your brand may seem unnecessary, you need it to ensure that no one takes your intellectual property from you in the future.

If you’re interested in properly starting the process to protect your brand, keep reading and schedule a 15-minute Complementary Trademark Discovery Session with our team at Grabbe Law!

Why Is Trademarking Your Brand Important?

Many believe that once you come up with a brand name, logo, or any other element for your company, it’s yours forever.

Unfortunately, you don’t legally own any of those brand elements unless you trademark them. If someone else trademarks your brand name or logo, for example, five or more years after you opened up your business, they may have the legal right to ask you to remove the name/logo from your stores.

Losing your brand identity is a nightmare, especially for small business owners. The solution to this problem is to work with a reputable trademark attorney that can guide you through this extensive process.

While filing a trademark application isn’t “hard,” it takes time. Moreover, many factors can cause your request to get declined. Our job as trademark attorneys is to ensure you turn in a perfect application that will likely get approved.

To summarize, you will need to trademark your brand if you want to protect your brand’s elements in the future. Even if you think it’s unlikely that someone can come and use the exact details as you, it’s still possible (and it has happened).

Schedule a consultation with our team, and save months/years of extensive brand research and work.

How Do You Trademark Something in Topeka?

The state of Kansas is flexible when it comes to filing your trademark application. In essence, you can either fill out the application with the Federal Government or the Kansas government.

We, along with many other attorneys, recommend going with the Federal Government most of the time. If you want to make sure you’re making the right call, talk to one of our lawyers, and we’ll gladly tell you which option suits your needs the best.

Those who want to trademark their IPs in Kansas should go to the Secretary of State website. They will find a “Trademark or Service Mark Application” they can fill out.

You Got Your Trademark Request Approved! What Now?

Getting your trademark request approved is only one step among many. Once you register your IP, you must ensure no one is registering potential conflicting marks.

If you filled out your application with the Kansas government, you might have some issues with conflicting marks, as people in other states may be able to register a similar name or logo in their area. This doesn’t happen when you fill out the request with the Federal Government.

Regardless of which option you choose, the best thing you can do is monitor federal/global trademark databases so that you can keep track of anyone who may be trying to register similar marks.

Doing that may take a lot of time that you can’t spare. In that case, we suggest you hire our team so that we can do that for you!

How Do Our Lawyers Work?

First, we’ll start with a 15-minute Complementary Trademark Discovery Session. In that session, you will be able to tell us everything about your case, such as your brand's history, how you came up with the name, and what you’re planning to do with your business in the future.

Then, our team will walk you through all the legal options for our case. Moreover, we’ll give you general trademarking education, which will help you understand most of the terms we’ll mention during the consultation.

As a bonus, we’ll give your brand a manual preliminary knockout search. This “search” will allow us to find any nearly identical (or identical) hits for your brand. If already registered marks are too similar to yours, then that will be a problem.

Don’t worry about that, though. We’ll do everything in our power so that you don’t have any issues with your brand in the short or long term.

Get in Touch with Our Team Today!

Grabbe Law’s goal is to help small, medium, and big business owners protect their intellectual property in the best way possible. While it’s almost impossible to prevent someone out there from trying to register a similar mark to yours, we can help you ensure they can’t take your brand elements from you.

Schedule a consultation with our team today, and discover all the legal options you have available for your business in Topeka, KS.

TRADEMARK
SERVICE INCLUDES

15 minute Trademark Discovery Session call with complementary knockout search

Comprehensive federal, state, & common law clearance search (+ 1 if initial search is problematic).

Detailed Search Clearance Report

Full legal analysis letter on filing risks and likelihood of rejection/challenges

One Trademark Application in one class, USPTO filing fee included with discounts on attorney fees for additional classes

Ongoing communications with USPTO throughout the pendency of your application

Unlimited scheduled attorney calls with during the pendency of your application

All attorney fees and USPTO filing fees for Statements of Use

Unlimited email access to the Trademark team throughout your trademark process

Unlimited federal Trademark database monitoring during pendency of application

Unlimited Procedural and Substantive Office Action Responses

Post-Registration instructions on Trademark use and maintenance

*Please note our package does NOT include USPTO fees or attorney fees for filing additional paperwork in the event unexpected issues arise during the pendency of your trademark application. This includes, but is not limited to filing Assignability documents, Letters of Protest, Extensions of Time, Opposition litigation and/or Petitions for Revivals. We do not include them with every application as they may not be necessary for every application. Should you require any of these documents, we will advise of the USPTO fee and anticipated legal flat fee and allow you to make the business decision on how to move forward.

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TRADEMARKS

This session is designed for you to get the legal education and advice you need to move forward. It is intended to be a stand-alone legal business strategy session.

Should you desire to retain Julie for further business legal services,

the $100 strategy session fee will be applied to your flat fees.

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You’ve got your Registration, CONGRATULATIONS!

Now protect it by engaging our watch services, Trademark monitoring, and monthly reports. Our watch services and trademark monitoring combs the federal and global trademark database of 190 countries and for registered domains for potentially conflicting marks in all classes.

We can notify you before marks get to publication and allow you to have the opportunity to oppose those that might be problematic. Each month you will receive a customized report as well as recommendations for further action. We offer three levels of extremely affordable protection, based on your needs as a business owner. Discounts are offered for multiple marks.