Waddey & Patterson, P.C.
THE WADDEY & PATTERSON DIFFERENCE
We are committed to developing a deep understanding of your business and branding needs, because that knowledge is fundamental to providing effective I.P. legal services.
We are a mid-sized firm able to handle large matters, yet not too large to give attention to your needs and the uniqueness of each IP matter. In short, we have the "intellectual critical mass" your I.P. protection requires.
We have remarkably low turnover, where the best legal minds can stay for an entire career. Chances are that the attorney at the beginning of a project will see it through to the end. We do not rely upon the economic model of leveraging associates. We also do not have the overhead inherent with firms in larger markets. Therefore, we can provide you with the services of our senior attorneys at rates charged by junior associates in larger firms. We do not need to resort to over-staffing your case in order to bolster our fees.
While large firms have checklists that are used in every matter because they cannot otherwise effectively manage their attorneys, we understand that each IP matter is unique. This allows us to address each IP matter individually, which leads to a better result and lower cost.
Having successfully prosecuted thousands of trademark applications and represented their clients in hundreds of court cases, our legal team has the unique combination of practical experience and value-driven legal performance it takes to move your ideas forward.
CASE STUDY :: HOW W&P ADDS VALUE
We can provide you with trademark clearance for a word mark in 48 hours because we search these in house relying upon our experience in having searched over 1600 marks at a rate that most other firms pay for the external search reports alone.
We represented a very successful manufacturer of containers for pharmaceutical products who had been repeatedly threatened with litigation by a competitor in connection with the trade dress claims. We had already successfully counseled our client in a design around to avoid the other party's patents and viewed the trade dress claims as an effort to continue the patent owner's monopoly.
We counseled the client to bring a declaratory judgment here in the Middle District of Tennessee where its principal place of business is located. That case was started a few months ago and the parties are on the verge of concluding a settlement agreement which is highly favorable to our client. At the present time the defendant has requested the terms of the potential settlement agreement, if and when it is consummated be kept confidential.We transferred a client's entire trademark portfolio from a firm in a larger and more expensive market. We charged the client nothing for transferring their matters to our docket system. We reduced their trademark legal expenses by forty percent.
Your trademark docket will be entered into a program that allows us to perform daily status analysis of all trademark applications that have been filed in the Trademark Office. This system also allows us to monitor third party applications that may be of concern to you.
We provide trademark monitoring to protect your marks from registration encroachment. We can provide you with status and docket reports at whatever frequency you desire.
AVAILABLE SERVICES
Trademark searches, reports and opinions
Waddey and Patterson will perform a search for any prior trademarks. A standard comprehensive search includes:
- Federal and State trademark registrations
- Pending U.S. trademark applications
- Internet domain names
- Numerous computerized nationwide business and product name directories
The firm will also formulate a report of all relevant search hits with an analysis and opinion on the client's right to use and right to register the proposed mark.
U.S. Trademark registration applications
The firm prepares files and prosecutes U.S. trademark and service mark registration applications. Applications to register can be filed before the mark is actually used, giving the applicant priority from the date of filing. For registered marks, the firm's services include preparation and filing of affidavits renewing the registration and/or establishing incontestable status. A computerized docketing system is used to monitor and report the status of all pending and issued trademarks in the client's portfolio.
Trademark monitoring services
We provide trademark monitoring to protect your marks from registration encroachment. W&P places your trademark portfolio in a software program that allows us to perform daily status analysis of all trademark applications that have been filed in the Trademark Office. This system also allows us to monitor third party applications that may be of concern to you. By performing word searches in house, we provide more efficient and quicker turnaround.
Additional Trademark-related services
- Trademark assignment and title searches and opinions
- Preparation of assignment and license agreements
- Validity and infringement analysis and opinions
- Infringement, dilution, and unfair competition litigation
- Appeals of trademark disputes in state and federal courts
- Opposition, cancellation, and appellate proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Filing and management of foreign trademarks; engaging, as necessary, a network of reputable foreign agents to assist the firm
- Internet domain name issues, domain name registrations, U.S. trademark rights and other issues related to World Wide Web communications
- Monitoring trademark registration applications by others to identify potential infringing activities
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