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Unregistered and Registered Trademarks

A trademark identifies a specific brand of a product or service. It sets the brand apart from others and operates to eliminate the likelihood of confusion between competing products or services. A trademark can be a symbol, word, series of words or even a sound. Think of the apple with a bite taken out of… See the Full Article

Category: Trademark Protection

Types of Patents

There are several different types of patents, and each type applies to a specific class of invention, has specific requirements for filing that type of patent application, and offers a specific duration of protection. Utility Patent Most patents that are applied for and granted are utility patents. Utility patents are granted for inventions that are… See the Full Article

Category: Patents

Trademark Protection For Product Packaging

One of the ways that companies add to their brand recognition is by trademarking distinctive packaging for their products. Memorable packaging can crystallize your product and your brand in the mind of your customer. Whether it’s a shipping box spotted like an animal, a unique opening or closing feature of a package, or a stylized… See the Full Article

Category: Trademark Protection

Trademark or Servicemark?

A word, phrase, symbol or logo (i.e., a mark) that represents a good or service can be a form of intellectual property if it is used to identify, brand or distinguish the good or service as being provided by a particular business. When the mark represents or signifies a product or good, it is called… See the Full Article

Category: Trademark Protection

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"Our company has worked with a number of patent attorneys and were so pleased when we began working with Parsons & Goltry nearly a decade ago. Mike Goltry's knowledge and attention to detail has enabled us to have numerous products patented and trademarks registered. We highly recommend this Law Firm."

- Sharon K.

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"Michael Goltry is the most professional, honest and effective patent attorney whom I ever met in my 40 year professional engineering career. I started to work with him over 20 years ago and plan to work indefinitely."

- Zoltan Kemeny, PhD, Struct. Eng.

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"Mr. Goltry took a provisional patent that we'd filed ourselves, and quickly and professionally turned our innovation into U.S. and foreign applications. His [patent claims] were a thing of beauty, and I was amazed by how deftly he countered the inevitable office actions. His language held up, and the U.S. Patent just issued. He was easy and efficient to work with, and his fees were remarkably reasonable. We're not planning to go anywhere else, ever."

- Ski Milburn, CEO, Victori, LLC

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"I applied for a patent through Parsons & Goltry. After being on the docket for 2 years at the USPTO, I received notification that my patent request had been denied. Michael Goltry contacted me immediately to review my options. After I informed him of my decision to move forward, he filed a response to the USPTO. In his response he got the examiner to fully understand the claims in the patent application and the "denied" decision was reversed. I was able to secure and receive a "patent granted" decision. Thank you, Michael Goltry."

- Kathy H., Inventor