CKPT attorneys are committed to setting our clients apart from the competition and understand the importance of building a strong business identity through effective branding systems.  Comprehensive branding strategies can give our clients the ability to differentiate their products and services within the marketplace as well as the right to exclusively use a mark nationwide and possible worldwide.

CKPT offers a wide range of trademark-related services including:
• Trademark prosecution (domestic & foreign);
• Trademark litigation;
• Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings;
• Trade dress related matters;
• Clearance searches & opinions;
• Corporate name searches;
• New product launches;
• Long-term branding & re-branding strategies;
• Cyberspace use & enforcement;
• Domain name related matters;
• Licensing and transfer agreements;
• Trademark due diligence;
• Trademark assignment & ownership matters;
• Counterfeit goods;
• Franchise related matters;
• Quality assurance & compliance issues; and
• Marking related matters.

Trademark Prosecution & Counseling
CKPT attorneys have significant experience advising clients on preparing, filing, and prosecuting applications to register trademarks, service marks, and trade dress in the U.S.  In most cases, we prepare and file applications on a flat fee basis.  Our attorneys regularly provide trademark and corporate name searches and clearances before clients adopt a new identity or brand.  We also have an extensive network of foreign associates that can help us file applications in most major markets.

Trademark Litigation & Related Services
CKPT attorneys regularly advise clients on protecting their trademarks and service marks from infringement and dilution and have significant experience litigating trademarks in civil courts as well as before the PTO in opposition and cancellation proceedings.  Our attorneys are experienced in seeking and resisting preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders in state and federal courts.  CKPT acts as local counsel to out of state plaintiffs and defendants involved in trademark infringement, service mark infringement, trade dress infringement, and unfair competition cases in federal and state courts in Dallas, Texas. 

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