Trademark & Copyright Law
Experienced Trademark Lawyers Serving Bergen County & New Jersey
At the Law Offices of Donovan Bezer, we bring proven intellectual property expertise to businesses and entrepreneurs across Bergen County and throughout New Jersey. Our trademark lawyers in Bergen County, NJ provide strategic advice, skilled counsel, and effective representation for a full range of intellectual property (IP) matters.
In today’s fast-evolving world of internet, digital media, and telecommunications, protecting your brand is more important than ever. Our team of New Jersey trademark lawyers helps clients safeguard their trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets from competitors — ensuring that their IP not only remains secure but also grows in value.
We assist clients in obtaining intellectual property protections at both the state and federal levels, and we represent businesses in complex disputes, including:
Trademark and copyright infringement
Unfair competition claims
Trade secret misappropriation
Restrictive covenant violations
Employee piracy and IP theft
Whether you need proactive trademark registration, strong enforcement measures, or aggressive defense against infringement claims, our Bergen County trademark lawyers deliver results-focused legal representation tailored to your business goals.
Trademark and Copyright Law
The firm of the Law Offices of Donovan Bezer has expertise in protecting your business from claims of infringement, and also from having your intellectual property stolen.
Understanding Intellectual Property
The two most common types of intellectual property are: (1) copyrights, which protect the rights of people who create literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other original works (like history tests, and software code); and (2) trademarks, which protect the use of a company's brand identity, logos, slogans, product names, and so forth. Copyrights are created whenever a creator set his/her idea into a physical medium, like writing a poem on paper, or typing computer code into a computer. Trademarks are created when you begin using the trademark in commerce, as long as you are the first to do so. Trademarks are words, phrases, colors, packaging, and symbols used to identify the source of a product or service. Copyrights are unique thoughts or expressions that a creator has written down.
A third type of intellectual property are trade secrets, like the recipe for Coca-Cola. Trade secrets must not be revealed by employees and others with whom the secret is shared. But the owner's main form of protection is to endeavor to keep the trade secret a secret. It cannot be registered with the Patent and Trademark Office, or with the Library of Congress.
Copyright protection exists as soon as the author reduces the idea to a physical form, but the penalties for violating a copyright are vastly augmented by registering the work with the Library of Congress. And trademarks should be registered in order to adequately protect them. Trademark registration is accomplished through the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"), like patents. It is helpful to use an attorney to register a trademark because registration must be done correctly, the filer must thoroughly research the field to ensure that the trademark is not already registered, and the USPTO has many categories of trademarks, which makes registration confusing and complex.
Suing for IP Infringement: For individuals and businesses that own intellectual property — such as copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or patents — acting quickly is critical when infringement is discovered. Delay can severely limit or even eliminate your right to challenge unauthorized use. Our Bergen County trademark lawyers move fast to protect your rights, stop infringement, and pursue damages when your intellectual property is at risk..
Defending Against IP Infringement Claims: If you’ve been sued for infringement, you need experienced legal representation from a firm that understands the full range of defenses available. As seasoned New Jersey trademark lawyers, we often uncover situations where alleged infringement was unintentional, the claims are overreaching, or the intellectual property in question is not legally protected. Many business owners are surprised at how often an IP audit reveals that employees have unknowingly or innocently used another party’s IP.
Maximizing the Value of Your Intellectual Property:
Intellectual property can be a valuable business asset — one that can be sold, licensed for ongoing revenue, or passed down to heirs. However, to maintain protection, registration must be renewed and proper licensing or assignment procedures followed. IP rights can be lost through abandonment, improper transfers, or if the mark becomes too generic. Our Bergen County trademark attorneys help clients protect and monetize their IP while avoiding costly mistakes.