Building a brand is the key to success in marketing. Increasing the brand’s value and striving for success with the brand is an essential aspect to take your business to the next level.
However, an individual or business owner must be extremely careful not to infringe on the intellectual property of others because of the serious damages associated with such cases.
Registering your mark with the federal government is fundamental to protect your brand and simultaneously it is the first step to make sure you are not infringing on the rights of others.
ACI Law Group provides various services regarding trademark and copyright protection including, but not limited to, the registration of your mark and infringement claim and defense.
Practice Area
A. Patent·Design
We provide comprehensive solutions for all aspects of patents and designs, including application, registration, management, enforcement of rights, defense, and transactions.
Patent Prosecutions
Provisional Application
Non-provisional Application
PCT International Application-based U.S. National Phase Entry
Design Patent Application
International and Foreign (Paris Convention) Application
Continuation Application
Prioritized Examination
Supplemental Examination
Appeals and Litigation Against Refusal
Research · Consultations
IP Portfolio Consultation
Prior Art Research
Patentability Analysis
Patent Invalidity Analysis
Patent Dispute Consultation
Free-To-Operate Analysis
Analysis of Competitors' IP Portfolios
Dispute · Transactions
Sending and Responding to Cease-and-Desist Letters
Infringement Litigation
Assignment of Patent Rights
Licensing
Protest and Third-Party-Preissuance Submission for Refusal and Registration Third Party Application
Ex Parte Reexamination
Post Grant Review and Related Litigation
Inter Partes Review and Related Litigation
Reissue Application for Correction of Patent
Patent Infringement Investigation by International Trade Commission (ITC) to seek exclusion of infringing imports
B. Trademark
We provide comprehensive solutions for all aspects of trademark, including application, registration, management, enforcement of rights, defense, and transactions.
Application · Management
U.S. and Foreign Trademark Application
International Trademark Application under the Madrid Protocol
Response to Office Action
Request for Reconsideration of Refusal
Appeal and Litigation against Refusal
Filing Declaration of Use to Maintain Registration
Filing Declaration of Incontestability
Registration Renewal Application
Research · Consultations
Research for Prior Registered Similar Trademarks
Registrability Analysis
Trademark Infringement Analysis
Trademark Dispute Consultation
Dispute · Transactions
Sending and Responding to Cease-and-Desist Letters
Handling Domain Name Disputes
Infringement Litigation
Assignment of Trademark Rights
Licensing
Opposition and Filing Letters of Protest for Refusal of Registration of Third-Party Application
Cancellation Proceeding and Related Litigation
Concurrent use application proceeding and Related Litigation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Recordation to block importation of infringing goods
Trademark Infringement Investigation by International Trade Commission (ITC) to seek exclusion of infringing imports
C. Copyright
We provide registration, management, disputes, transactions, and advisory work for copyrighted works in various fields including publishing, art, music, video, choreography, architectural works, databases, computer programs, and games.
Related Issues
Copyright Infringement and Circumvention
Assignment of Copyright from subcontractors
Issues related to employees and works made for hire
Issues concerning Authorship and Copyrightability
Copyright Protection and Enforcement Methods
Services
Copyright Office Registration and Management
Copyright-related Advice
Sending and Responding to Cease-and-Desist Letters
Infringement Litigation
Assignment of Copyright
Licensing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Recordation to block importation of infringing goods
Copyright Infringement Investigation by International Trade Commission (ITC) to seek exclusion of infringing imports
D. Trade Secret
In response to the diversification of trade secret leakage channels due to technological advancements, we provide professional services to protect trade secrets, prevent leakage, and provide related advice, as well as to effectively deal with trade secret disputes.
Related Issues
Information leaks and confidentiality due to employee turnover and competition
Acquisition of information from competitors
Information leaks through partners or customers
Information leaks arising from contractual relationships
Various measures to protect trade secrets
Services
Response to disputes over trade secret leaks and infringements
Response to claims of unfair trade secret leaks and infringements
Trade secret litigation
Trade secret protection consultation
Other trade secret-related consultation
E. IP Business
Our experts with a wide range of skills in technology, law, strategy, and business sense systematically support IP-based transactions and investments. We provide practical and feasible solutions ranging from transaction structuring to contract negotiation and consulting to suit our clients’ short- and long-term goals, and we will do our best to commercialize technology and brands.
Services
Technology Transactions
Technology/Brand Commercialization
Venture Capital, M&A, IPO
IP-Related/Derivative Contracts
US Government Licenses
IP Achievements
KOTRA US Trademark Application Designated Attorney
aT Center US Patent / Trademark Law Advisory and Application Designated Attorney
Successfully represented in lawsuits claiming damages worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for trademark adn copyright infringement
Successfully defended many trademark infringement lawsuits
IP Partnership
ACI Law Group fully supports the expansion and development of U.S. IP practices of Korean patent offices and corporations. We promise to work closely with you to do our best to make your clients more trustworthy. Your success is our success.
Lowest price applied
For Korean IP Firms (Korean patent law firms and patent corporations), we provide our services at the lowest price with a special discount for US patent, design, and trademark application work. This special discount will be applied if you confirm that your company is a Korean IP Firm.
Expertise by field
The ACI IP team consists of lawyers and patent attorneys who are experts in electrical and electronic, mechanical and instrumental, chemical and bio, design, and trademark fields, so any technical field can be handled smoothly.
Stable management
The ACI IP team operates a program that specializes in managing the application and registration of patents, designs, and trademarks, and has a system in which the person in charge and paralegal double-check each case, making every effort to manage deadlines, notify, and respond. Therefore, you can entrust us with long-term IP application and management work with confidence.
Educational Seminar
Korean Investors and Traders Association (KITA)
Trump's 2nd term: Survival strategy for K-companies in trade and regulations
ACI Webinar
Response to Design Infringement Reports on Amazon
Gen-AI Patents and Defensive Patent Strategies
World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Association, LA (OKTA LA)
U.S. Tariff to China and its effect to US-KOREA trade
Korean Startup Competition (KSC)
Intellectual Property 101 for Entrepreneurs
Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency
Risks to consider when filing U.S. patents and trademarks for entry into the U.S. market
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea and US Customs and Korean American Customs & Trade Study Forum
Establishing a patent and trademark in the U.S. and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection e-Recordation Program
Korea Customs Service and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
Brand Registration and Intellectual Properties
Business EXPO (Dallas Korean American Chamber of Commerce)
US Trademark Registration for Cosmetic Brands
K-Tech Online @ Silicon Valley E-commerce Webinar (KOTRA Silicon Valley)
US Trademark Registration for Amazon Brand Registry
E-Commerce Marketing and Trade (Consulate General of the Republic of Korea)
US Trademark Registration and Amazon Brand Protection
Webinar for Entrepreneurs (World-OKTA LA)
Intellectual Property 101 for Entrepreneurs
Amazon Online Business Seminar (World-OKTA LA)
US Trademark Registration for Amazon Brand Registry
Intellectual Property
Building a brand is the key to success in marketing. Increasing the brand’s value and striving for success with the brand is an essential aspect to take your business to the next level.
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