In today’s world where brand names are among a company’s most valuable assets, protecting and enforcing trademark rights is critical to the success of every business. BCLP is uniquely positioned to help clients protect their essential brand identity, whether in the context of brick-and-mortar outlets or in cyberspace and whether in a traditional sale of goods or in a sweepstakes promotion.

We work closely with clients to uncover and prevent infringements and counterfeits. Watch services help us globally monitor our clients' marks to identify potential infringements. We act aggressively to put a halt to unauthorized use of our clients’ marks – either voluntarily or through court intervention – and we obtain all relief to which our clients are entitled, including injunctions against further infringement and, in appropriate instances, monetary damages and legal expenses. We also work closely with U.S. Customs to stem the importation into the United States of counterfeit merchandise.

Because brand owners are also increasingly the target of “trademark entrepreneurs” who seek to preempt expansion of legitimate brands to new products and services and new geographic markets, our lawyers vigorously defend clients against unfounded claims of infringement.  We also assist our clients in those instances where expansion results in conflicts with other legitimate brand owners.

Our lawyers litigate trademark and other intellectual property disputes in courts throughout the United States and around the world, as well as before governmental agencies, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).  We try to resolve disputes quickly and in a cost-efficient manner using our extensive experience in negotiating settlement, trademark co-existence, and trademark licensing agreements.

We prosecute and defend internet domain name disputes before the appropriate panels under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), and we represent clients in court in connection with domain name disputes under the U.S. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

Our IP lawyers work with BCLP's International Trade Group to represent clients in ITC Section 337 intellectual property proceedings against imports.  Section 337 proceedings provide a powerful remedy to intellectual property owners in the United States seeking to halt competition from imports that infringe U.S. trademarks, as well as patents and copyrights.