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Dan Cotman
Founder & CEO

"We started the Genisys Program to give entrepreneurs an easy way avoid the costly mistakes that happen without proper legal counsel"

1. Remain cool and relaxed

We understand, having someone try to use your trademark or copyright sucks, and we are here to help you get through this. There is no need to rush... let's get things done correctly.

2. Gather relevant information

Next, let's figure out the best course of action by rounding up some information. The most important thing in trademarks disputes is 1) who was using the trademark first and 2) are the goods and/or services similar enough to cause confusion amongst buyers.

3. Choose your next step

Don't wait too long, you need to actively police your intellectual property rights. If you don't an implied license is granted.

You can choose an option below at your earliest convenience so that we can help you navigate through this difficult process with confidence. We have your back!

Your Three Best Options Are...

Schedule a Legal Consultation

$150

Get quick answers

Plan your legal defense

Strengthens your legal position

Schedule Now

Makes sense when you want to learn about your options in detail before making a large financial commitment

Send Cease & Desist Letter

$550

Includes 1-hour consultation

Document to warn infringers

Strengthens your legal position

Start Now

Initiate Cancellation Proceeding

$2,500

Includes 2-hour consultation

Preserves trademark value

Strengthens your legal position

Let's Do This

Makes sense when you want to cancel someone else's trademark that is confusingly similar to yours so that they cannot use it.

What if I do nothing about it?

If you do absolutely nothing to stop the other party from infringing on your registered trademark, a few things can happen:

The negative impact of the infringement will continue
Your trademark will essentially be losing value every day that you do not pursue some type of legal action against the infringing party
Your legal position will weaken and future infringers will have a stronger case to use the marks with no legal recourse or compensation to you

As a trademark holder, it is good practice to monitor the use of your marks by other people and take action to ensure that the public is not confused by any unauthorized use of identical or confusingly similar marks.

Review your options one more time.

We have over 18 years experience in various areas of IP practice.

Named as one of the Top Patent Litigation Firms by Lex Machina, Cotman is known for its work advocating the rights of inventors and intellectual property owners alike.

Read what our clients have to say...

Super Lawyer

Dan Cotman has been named by Thomson Reuters, to the Super Lawyers list for exhibiting excellence in the practice of law for 8 years (2011-2015, and 2018-2021), an accomplishment that puts Cotman among the elite practitioners in the field of intellectual property law.

Community Lawyer

In the local community, Cotman received the Top Attorney award in intellectual property from Pasadena Magazine and was named the Best Attorney/Law Firm by Pasadena Weekly in 2015.

Dispute Resolution

In 2016 AI International awarded the Dispute Resolution Award to Cotman for successfully resolving an ongoing parade of complex patent infringement cases.