Results-Focused Intellectual Property Attorneys Help Clients Pursue Trademark Infringement Claims in Union County and Throughout New Jersey
Trademarks and related intellectual property rights like service marks and trade dress serve as important parts of building a brand for your products or services. When someone else starts using your trademarks, you may understandably become worried that you will lose customers or goodwill. However, if you haven’t had to deal with trademark infringement issues, you may not know how to assert your legal rights or defend your interests. However, failing to act quickly to respond to trademark infringement can cause you or your company to lose vital rights. If you believe that your or your business has a trademark infringement case, you need a knowledgeable attorney who will help you understand your legal rights and options and aggressively protect your rights and interests.
At Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC, our intellectual property lawyers have helped companies and business owners in Union County and throughout New Jersey protect their trademark rights for more than 25 years. Our attorneys diligently pursue every available option to ensure that our clients’ rights are protected and that they receive the outcome they deserve in their trademark infringement case.
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Don’t let your or your business’s goodwill and reputation be lost due to trademark infringement. Contact our firm today for an initial case evaluation to go over your legal rights and options and to learn more about how our firm can help you secure the outcome you deserve in your matter.
Types of Trademark Infringement Claims We Can Help With
If you or your company is facing the possibility of a trademark infringement matter or you are already in the middle of an infringement claim, it is important that you quickly address your claim; otherwise, you may end up losing important rights. We can help you or your company protect your rights in trademark infringement claims such as:
Trademark infringement: Infringement of a trademark is the unauthorized use of a trademark in connection with the commercialization of goods, in such a way that use of the mark is likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception about the source or producer of the goods in the minds of consumers.
Service mark infringement: Service mark infringement involves the use of a mark used to identify the services of a person or entity from similar services provided by others; in that way, service marks function like trademarks, except that service marks designate the origin of services rather than of goods.
Trade dress infringement: Infringement of trade dress involves appropriating elements used to promote a product or service, including packaging, displays, or decor, that have become inherently distinctive and serve to designate the origin of the product.
Trademark dilution: A claim of trademark dilution alleges that a trademark (often a brand name) is being used by another person or entity in a way that may not necessarily constitute infringement (for example, the other party may be using the mark on a product in a completely different industry from your own, such that there is a low likelihood of consumer confusion) but nonetheless “dilutes” your trademark either by “blurring” its distinctiveness or “tarnishing” the mark by connecting it with something that might be considered distasteful or objectionable to some.
We can help you with these claims and other matters arising from actual or threatened infringement of trademarks and similar intellectual property rights.
Westfield Intellectual Property Lawyers from Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC Advises Clients in Trademark Infringement Disputes
When you or your company end up in a trademark infringement dispute, you can expect that the attorneys at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan will do what it takes to get you the result you deserve under the law. Our attorneys work tirelessly to protect our clients’ trademark rights. We have the experience to help you or your business regardless of whether you operate locally, nationally, or globally. And we know that a trademark infringement dispute can seriously impact your business’s growth and success, which is why we always strive to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently and effectively as possible.
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If you believe your business’s trademarks are being infringed upon, or if you or your business have been accused of trademark infringement, you need experienced trademark attorneys and litigators who can protect and advocate for your company’s rights and interests and fight to get you a favorable outcome in your trademark infringement case. Contact Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan today to schedule a consultation to discuss your rights and options and to learn more about how our firm can help you pursue or defend a trademark infringement claim.
Frequently Asked Questions about Trademark Infringement in New Jersey
FAQ: Can another business use the same name as my business?
It is possible for two companies organized in different states to have the same name. Whether one business using the name of another business constitutes trademark infringement will depend on multiple factors, most importantly the geographic areas where the two companies do business. If the two businesses operate in completely different states and regions, then both companies will likely be permitted to use the same name. However, if one business moves into the operational territory of another business with the same name, it may lead to trademark infringement.
FAQ: What is the “likelihood of confusion” standard?
The “likelihood of confusion” test seeks to determine whether consumers would be confused as to the manufacturer or source of goods and thus whether the maker of one product is infringing on the trademark of another producer. Although there is no exact formula for determining likelihood of confusion, some of the factors that are considered include the distinctiveness of the mark with priority, the similarities between marks, the similarities of the products/services, whether the junior mark was adopted with intent to infringe on the mark with priority, sophistication of consumers, the quality of the junior mark’s products/services, and evidence of actual confusion by consumers.
