Trademark & Copyright Law

Umunna Legal Group works with companies and individuals all over the United States helping them register their trademarks and protect their brands. The firm has extensive knowledge of trademark law and procedures and will work with you to register your trademarks, servicemarks, and slogans.

Flat Fee Trademark Services

Trademark filings are done for a flat fee and include the following services:

A Federal trademark search of registered and pending applications
Preparing the description of good or services for the mark
Working with you to obtain an appropriate specimen of use
Preparing and filing your trademark application
Responding to questions from the Trademark Office
Responding to routine Office Actions from the Trademark Office
Tracking deadlines and extension periods
Keeping you informed regarding the status of you application

When you hire Umunna Legal Group you will not be charged for every phone call and piece of paper processed by this office.

Trademark Portfolio and Brand Management

Umunna Legal Group, manages numerous trademark portfolios for its clients, monitoring important deadlines both domestically and internationally. Whether your company manages just a handful of domestic marks, or hundreds of marks in numerous jurisdictions, the firm can tailor its services to fit your needs. The firm’s portfolio services include:

Negotiating and drafting license agreements.
Conducting an audit of your existing trademarks, pending applications and upcoming deadlines.
Issuing quarterly trademark status reports allowing easy tracking of the status of every company trademark anywhere in the world.
Drafting and recording trademark transfer and assignment documents.
Drafting and filing declarations of use, incontestability and renewals when due.
Trademark monitoring services.

Flat Fee Copyright Services

Preparing and filing your copyright application
Working with you to obtain an acceptable deposit copy
Responding to questions from the Copyright Office
Responding to routine Copyright Office refusals to registration
Tracking deadlines and extension periods
Keeping you informed regarding the status of you application

Copyright Clearance and Licensing Services

Negotiating and drafting license and royalty agreements
Drafting copyright acquisition and assignment agreements
Drafting agreements defining ownership
Drafting copyright work-for-hire agreements
Identifying public domain works

Copyright Non-Infringement Opinions

Borghese Legal, Ltd. provides complete copyright reviews and non-infringement (or infringement) opinions. The firm will analyze two works to determine the likelihood of a successful copyright infringement action should one be filed. Non-infringement opinions are often prepared when a client receives a cease and desist letter by another company and, in our opinion, no copyright infringement exists. Infringement opinions are provided when our client wants to stop a competitor from infringing an existing work and requires an attorney’s review of the alleged infringement.

In addition to providing this opinion work, the firm will negotiate with opposing companies and attorneys to resolve disputes, often without costly litigation. Whether you want to stop infringement or are accused of infringement, the firm will explore resolutions which make business sense.