U.S. Trademark & Corporate/IP Attorney

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Summary

๐Ÿšจ ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง: ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—จ.๐—ฆ.-๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ/๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† Drive Enterprises is seeking an experienced ๐—จ.๐—ฆ.-๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ with immediate availability to handle a time-sensitive federal trademark matter and advise on our broader corporate and intellectual-property structure. ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐Ÿญ โ€” ๐—œ๐— ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก The immediate scope includes: โœ“ Verify a third-party notification concerning a potentially competing trademark application. โœ“ Search USPTO records and identify the applicant, filing status, classes, deadlines, and level of risk. โœ“ Determine whether immediate action is required, including a ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, extension, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, formal response, or another protective measure. โœ“ Review and prepare the renewal of an active federal trademark registration currently within its regular ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿต filing window. โœ“ Assess eligibility for a ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. โœ“ Evaluate whether a canceled logo registration should be refiled. โœ“ Advise on new ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐Ÿต protection for a mobile application and the appropriate word-mark, house-brand, or composite strategy. ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐Ÿฎ โ€” ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ & ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜ We also need counsel to evaluate the relationship between: โ€ข A ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป intended to operate as the broader parent/umbrella company. โ€ข A ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—– that currently owns several federal trademark registrations. โ€ข Multiple operating brands, digital products, domains, and a mobile application. Counsel should recommend whether the current structure should be maintained, reorganized, or supplemented through: โ†’ Trademark and IP assignments โ†’ Intercompany licensing โ†’ An IP-holding structure โ†’ Parent/subsidiary restructuring โ†’ Another legally and commercially appropriate model Experience coordinating ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ considerations is strongly preferred. ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ค๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ โœ“ Attorney licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. โœ“ Substantial federal trademark prosecution experience. โœ“ Direct experience with ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—ข maintenance filings and ๐—ง๐—ง๐—”๐—• matters. โœ“ Ability to assess potential infringement and competing-application risks under tight deadlines. โœ“ Experience advising startups, multi-brand organizations, Delaware corporations, LLCs, and IP ownership/licensing structures. โœ“ Immediate availability to begin the initial assessment. ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ Please include the following information in your proposal: ๐Ÿญ. Your state bar license and current standing. ๐Ÿฎ. Your relevant USPTO and TTAB experience. ๐Ÿฏ. Two comparable matters you have handled. ๐Ÿฐ. Your earliest availability. ๐Ÿฑ. Your hourly rate and/or fixed-fee estimate for the immediate assessment. ๐Ÿฒ. Confirmation that you can perform a conflict check promptly. Detailed names, registrations, communications, and supporting documentation will be provided after an initial ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. โš ๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—š๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ข ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ก ๐—œ๐— ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ž-๐—”๐—ก๐——-๐——๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐโ€“๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ.

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Skills and Expertise
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Trademark Consulting
Legal Consulting
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Corporate Law
Legal Research
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