Finding the Best Trademark Attorney

To first begin your search for the best trademark attorney, you should try to get a shortlist of names in your hand to scrutinize. To get this list of names, there are a few good places to check into. The first source is to search for referrals by asking around other business owners, bankers, accountants, or attorneys for information on a good a professional. The second source to look into is the professional social network on the internet LinkedIn. If you are able to find one that shares a mutual acquaintance with you will be a very good option to look into. This is because this mutual acquaintance of yours will be able to give you in depth information regarding this trademark attorney you are interested in. The third location to look into is the state bar of your area. You can also check out their website for a list of all trademark attorneys that practice in your area. These websites usually list only good ranking attorneys and not just everyone registered in their state.

From the above mentioned sources try to extract a list of at least 4 to 10 attorneys that catch your eye. Now the next step involves running a little background check on each one that is in your list. For this, you can check out the website of the US Trademark Office. Enter the name of the trademark attorney you are interested in and you will get a list of all those cases and trademarks that that particular attorney helped its clients in getting. Also look out for the TTAB work that he has been involved with. All this information will help you get a general overview of how successful or unsuccessful this particular attorney is in getting trademarks for his clients.

Once you check out the background and experience of all the attorneys in your list, cancel out the names that were not up to your expectations and make a shorter list of those few that you are still interested in. Now you have to set up an appointment with each trademark attorney you still are interested in and personally meet up with them to answer your final concerns and questions. In this session, you can talk about issues like fees and other charges involved. How long the process will take, what to expect, and an overall judgment about the personality and work ethics. This will help you make the final decision of which trademark attorney to hire.