Gammon & Grange is located in northern Virginia, home of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and the Internet capital of the world. We offer comprehensive advice on the protection and use of intellectual property, including a full complement of services related to trademarks, service marks, trade dress, domain names, copyright, trade secrets, rights of publicity, unfair competition, Internet, technology, and e-commerce.

Trademarks. Our lawyers have helped hundreds of organizations successfully obtain and defend federal trademark registrations. In past years, we have earned recognition as one of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's top filers of trademark applications. In addition to trademark registration, we also handle a wide variety of trademark–related matters, including:

• Trademark searching and clearance
• Trademark renewal applications and incontestability filings
• Trademark licensing
• Trademark watching and enforcement
• Counseling on branding issues and use and protection of logos, slogans, corporate names, product names, and program names
• Trademark dispute resolution, including Trademark Trial & Appeal Board proceedings and infringement litigation
• Foreign trademark protection
• Trademark portfolio management
• Creation of organizational trademark/logo style manuals
• Protection of online trademark use (domain name anti-cybersquatting enforcement)

Copyright. We assist organizations in registering and protecting their copyrightable works and provide counsel on all types of copyright issues, including:

• Copyright infringement dispute resolution and litigation
• Copyright licensing agreements
• Permission clearances for use of music, artwork, and other forms of creative works
• Employee IP ownership policies
• Publishing contracts,
• Statutory webcasting licenses
• Obtaining royalty funds for television programs broadcast through cable and satellite systems from the Copyright Royalty Board

Technology/E-Commerce. Our attorneys are also skilled in the computer, Internet, and electronic communications practice areas, advising clients on Internet and technology issues such as:

• Domain name disputes
• Software and click-wrap licensing
• Web development and hosting agreements
• Application service provider agreements
• Online privacy policies
• Various e-commerce agreements

Gammon & Grange, pioneer of the Legal Audit Questionnaire™, also offers an Intellectual Property Audit to assist clients in assessing areas of potential risk or weakness.

In today's marketplace, intellectual property is often an organization's most valuable asset - it may even constitute a company's entire business. Our goal is to help clients develop an integrated and effective intellectual property strategy that maximizes protection, security, and enforcement of their rights.