U.S. Trademark & Corporate/IP Attorney
Only freelancers located in the U.S. may apply.U.S. located freelancers only
๐จ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ง: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐จ.๐ฆ.-๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ & ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ/๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ Drive Enterprises is seeking an experienced ๐จ.๐ฆ.-๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ with immediate availability to handle a time-sensitive federal trademark matter and advise on our broader corporate and intellectual-property structure. ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ โ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก The immediate scope includes: โ Verify a third-party notification concerning a potentially competing trademark application. โ Search USPTO records and identify the applicant, filing status, classes, deadlines, and level of risk. โ Determine whether immediate action is required, including a ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐, extension, ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, formal response, or another protective measure. โ Review and prepare the renewal of an active federal trademark registration currently within its regular ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต filing window. โ Assess eligibility for a ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. โ Evaluate whether a canceled logo registration should be refiled. โ Advise on new ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ต protection for a mobile application and the appropriate word-mark, house-brand, or composite strategy. ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ โ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ & ๐๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ We also need counsel to evaluate the relationship between: โข A ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป intended to operate as the broader parent/umbrella company. โข A ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ that currently owns several federal trademark registrations. โข 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 ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐๐ฎ๐ , ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ considerations is strongly preferred. ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ โ Attorney licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. โ Substantial federal trademark prosecution experience. โ Direct experience with ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ง๐ข maintenance filings and ๐ง๐ง๐๐ matters. โ Ability to assess potential infringement and competing-application risks under tight deadlines. โ Experience advising startups, multi-brand organizations, Delaware corporations, LLCs, and IP ownership/licensing structures. โ Immediate availability to begin the initial assessment. ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ Please include the following information in your proposal: ๐ญ. Your state bar license and current standing. ๐ฎ. Your relevant USPTO and TTAB experience. ๐ฏ. Two comparable matters you have handled. ๐ฐ. Your earliest availability. ๐ฑ. Your hourly rate and/or fixed-fee estimate for the immediate assessment. ๐ฒ. Confirmation that you can perform a conflict check promptly. Detailed names, registrations, communications, and supporting documentation will be provided after an initial ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. โ ๏ธ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐-๐๐ก๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฐโ๐ฐ๐ด ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ.
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$150.00
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