Law Offices of Mark E. Wiemelt, P.C.

Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Life Science, Pharma & Generic Drug, False Advertising and Litigation

Trademarks

The experienced trademark attorneys of the Law Offices of Mark E. Wiemelt, P.C. offer a full range of services to address your international trademark, service mark, tradename, trade dress, counterfeit, Internet and domain name needs and questions, including infringement defense, trademark searches, applications, opinions, transfers, branding, royalties, licensing, keying or keyword infringement and IP infringement litigation involving registered and unregistered or common law trademarks, service marks and tradenames.

Our firm has been ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. in the May, 2009 issue of  Intellectual Property Today, a monthly publication focused on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law.

Our Chicago-based law firm provides practical and comprehensive legal representation in trademark matters to hundreds of clients worldwide ranging from small businesses and private entrepreneurs to publicly-traded companies, including the world's largest corporate trademark licensing company, a pharmaceutical company with proprietary and generic drug interests, the largest video catalog in the United States, the two largest music catalogs in the United States, the largest movie store on the Internet, one of the largest catalog and Internet direct marketers of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, one of the 2003 Internet Retailer Top 50 Retailing Sites and one of the 2002 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies

We offer a CONFIDENTIAL FREE INITIAL REVIEW of a company's pending lawsuits and insurance policies to find insurance coverage and an insurance company's duty to pay the attorneys' fees and costs of the defense in a lawsuit. Upon completion of the free review, we selectively defend infringement lawsuits at no cost to the client. Click here for an overview of FREE IP INFRINGEMENT DEFENSE.  Alternative billing arrangements, such as flat fee billing, flat rate billing, hybrid billing, and contingency or contingent fee arrangements, are also available for many matters.

We have performed thousands of trademark searches and filed hundreds of United States trademark applications and international trademark applications.  Our state-of-the-art computerized trademark portfolio management software allows us to register, monitor, maintain, renew and protect our clients' trademarks worldwide.

Our technically trained and experienced commercial and IP litigators have unparalleled success in intellectual property litigation handling dozens of matters in Chicago and worldwide for and against various Fortune 100 companies, including being lead counsel in lawsuits involving the intellectual property of such notables as Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., Albion Laboratories, Inc, J.C. Whitney & Co., Microsoft Corporation, Polo Ralph Lauren, Deston Therapeutics, L.L.C., PruGen, Inc., Rivers Edge Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C., Toll Brothers Homes, Inc., Sean John Clothing, Inc., Intel Corporation, AutoZone, Inc., PracticeWorks, Inc. (a Kodak company), Kellogg North America Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (Navistar), CheckFree Corporation, United Brands Company, Inc., Americash Loans, LLC, Budget Rent A Car Corporation, American National Red Cross, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Cibavision Corporation and Conseco, Inc.

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FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION

FREE INFRINGEMENT DEFENSE

TRADEMARK PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

CONFIDENTIAL TRADEMARK CLEARANCE SEARCHES

BRANDING, ROYALTY NEGOTIATIONS AND LICENSING

FALSE ADVERTISING AND GENERIC DRUG LANHAM ACT CASES

CONTINGENCY OR CONTINGENT FEE LITIGATION

FEDERAL, STATE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK REGISTRATIONS

CEASE AND DESIST LETTERS AND INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION BY EXPERIENCED LITIGATORS

  • Trademark and Service Mark Clearance Searches and Opinions by Trademark Lawyers
  • Trademark and Service Mark Infringement Opinions and Cease and Desist Letters
  • Trademark and Service Mark Invalidity Searches and Opinions
  • Trademark and Service Mark Applications, Registrations and Licensing - State, Federal and International
  • Hourly and Contingent Litigation by Experienced IP Trial Lawyers and Appellate Attorneys
  • Free Defense of Microsoft Infringement Cases
  • Keying or Keyword Infringement
  • Representation in Generic Drug Substitution Lanahm Act Cases
  • Insurance Policy Review
  • Representation before United States Trademark Office by Licensed Trademark Attorneys
  • Litigation of Counterfeiting, Registered and Unregistered or Common Law Trademarks, Service Marks and Tradenames

Click here for a general overview of trademarks, including the benefits and advantages of prompt federal registration.

Click here for answers to some frequently asked trademark questions.

Click here for a general overview of trade dress.

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