Trademark Litigation Attorney
Trademark law is primarily concerned with the need of a business to identify its goods and services in the marketplace. The most common means of identification are through brand names, logos, and slogans. Unlike a copyright, a trademark does not always allow monopoly protection in the marketplace and owners must actually use the trademark in order maintain its validity. At Hollifield Legal Centre for Intellectual Property, we will aggressively pursue maximum protection for your trademarks.
Our trademark infringement litigator has experience in both federal and state court. We will fight for your intellectual property rights so that you can dedicate your energies to the growth of your business.
Please contact our office if you are interested in learning more about any of the following:
- Trademark infringement
- Abandonment
- Regional use
Trademark litigation may be necessary if another has infringed upon your rights to a trademark or if you need to defend your rights in a trademark infringement action.
Trademark establishment
A trademark may be enforceable if a consumer can recognize the mark and identify it with a particular product or business. Unlike copyrights and patents, you do not need to register a trademark for it to be enforceable; however, registration carries certain valuable presumptions and the availability of certain types of damages. Often claims are in dispute when there is regional differentiation. In these cases, the issue is who has the rights to a certain trademark in particular regions. Other cases focus on which party is the "senior" or first user of the mark in the particular business and geographic region in question.
Abandonment
A trademark is enforceable only if it is in actual use. A trademark that has been abandoned or used so sparingly that it could not be associated with a product or service will not usually be enforced. Our trademark lawyer will assist you in abandonment claims or defending your trademark if you have been accused of abandonment.
Contact Hollifield Legal Centre for Intellectual Property today for more information about protecting your intellectual property rights or to speak with a lawyer. We are dedicated to serving business interests, entrepreneurial interests, and inventive minds throughout Central Florida.
Hollifield Legal Centre for Intellectual Property
147 E. Lyman Avenue, Suite C
Winter Park, Florida 32789
Phone: (407) 599-9590
Fax: (407) 599-9591