Trademark, Copyright and Intellectual Property Lawyers (IP Lawyers) in Maryland

A company’s brand – its name, logo, tagline and domain name – greatly influence what people think about the company’s identity, products, services and reputation. This means the brand is also one of the company’s greatest assets. Niles Barton’s intellectual property attorneys help clients trademark their brands and then protect the trademarks from being violated or misrepresented, especially in today’s digital world.

With the internet being an essential part of how businesses communicate and represent themselves, we also manage our clients’ trademarked brands online. Niles Barton’s intellectual property attorneys assist clients with selecting and registering trademarks and domain names and monitoring the use of their brand online. We also protect clients’ intellectual property rights and handle trademark disputes, mediation and prosecution.

Niles Barton also represents clients regarding copyright matters. The firm prepares and prosecutes registrations for all types of authorship, including computer software, architectural drawings and manuals and promotional materials. Our intellectual property attorneys advise clients concerning ownership of copyrights and create ownership strategies such as work for hire agreements. We enforce copyrights and defend clients from infringement claims.

Our intellectual property attorneys provide legal services involving:

• Trademark selection
• Trademark registration
• Domain name registration
• Domain name selection
• Trademark defense and prosecution
• Trademark disputes
• Trademark and intellectual property audits
• Copyright registration
• Copyright protection