Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets are all protectable under the law. They are a valuable asset for your business and can help provide your company with credibility to attract venture capitalists and corporate partners.
Valid intellectual property protection is also vital in valuating your business for franchising, mergers, or sale businesses.
A trademark is any word, name or symbol that is adopted and used by a company to identify its goods, and distinguish them from those marketed by others. Companies producing services rather than goods use service marks in a similar fashion.
Richard Clarke specializes in filing state and federal trademark and service mark applications for word marks and logos and slogans.