Our Expertise
Citrus Legal provides legal representation regarding contracts and business issues for entrepreneurs, artists, and established businesses. In addition to legal representation we provide trademark and brand protection services for entrepreneurs, startups, and creative businesses across the United States. Whether you’re launching your first product or scaling a national brand, we make the trademark registration process clear, strategic, and stress-free. Our mission is to help you protect your ideas, strengthen your brand identity, and grow with legal confidence.
Trademark Search and Clearance
Before filing a trademark, we conduct a comprehensive trademark search to uncover potential conflicts across federal, state, and common-law databases. You’ll receive a detailed clearance report and an attorney’s analysis explaining your brand’s registration strength, possible risks, and next steps. This process helps you avoid costly rebrands and ensures your mark is ready for long-term protection.
Our search process goes beyond automated tools. We interpret your results through a legal and strategic lens, considering how your brand fits into your industry and how competitors may respond. By understanding the landscape before filing, you can make informed decisions that protect your creative investment from the start.
Trademark Enforcement
After registration, maintaining exclusivity requires proactive enforcement. We monitor your trademark across federal and state filings, online marketplaces, and social platforms to identify potential infringements before they escalate. When unauthorized use is detected, you’ll receive a detailed enforcement report outlining the scope of infringement, potential remedies, and strategic recommendations to protect your brand’s integrity.
Our enforcement approach balances legal action with practical strategy. We assess whether a cease and desist letter, takedown request, or negotiation best supports your long-term business goals. By addressing infringement early, you preserve your brand’s distinctiveness, prevent dilution, and maintain the full strength of your trademark rights.
Trademark Filing and Registration
Once your mark is cleared, we prepare and file your USPTO trademark application with precision. Every filing is handled by a licensed trademark attorney, not an automated service. We track deadlines, respond to updates, and keep you informed as your application moves through examination to registration.
If the USPTO issues an Office Action, a refusal or request for clarification, we draft and file your legal response. We don’t just respond; we strategize. Every Office Action is analyzed for legal nuance and business impact, allowing us to choose the strongest possible approach. Whether it’s clarifying your goods and services or challenging a likelihood of confusion refusal, our experience helps your mark stay on track toward approval.
Trademark Portfolio Management
As your business expands, so does your brand footprint. We help you organize, monitor, and strategically grow your trademark portfolio across products, services, and markets. From assessing your existing registrations to managing new filings and renewals, we ensure your portfolio reflects your business’s evolution and supports your long-term growth strategy.
Our portfolio management services integrate legal precision with brand insight. We identify overlap, gaps, and expansion opportunities such as helping you determine which marks to maintain, consolidate, or license. Whether you own one mark or dozens, we streamline your portfolio, so every asset contributes to your brand’s strength and market position.
Trademark Renewals
Trademark protection isn’t permanent without maintenance. To keep your rights active, you must file periodic renewals and declarations with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We handle every stage of the renewal process, tracking deadlines, preparing filings, and verifying continued use to prevent accidental lapses in protection. You’ll receive timely reminders and confirmation once your renewal is successfully recorded, ensuring your registration remains in good standing.
Our process goes beyond simple filings. We review how your mark is currently used in commerce to confirm compliance and identify opportunities to strengthen your coverage. By staying ahead of renewal deadlines and documentation requirements, you protect your brand’s value and avoid costly reinstatement or loss of exclusive rights.
Trademark Monitoring
Trademark ownership doesn’t end with registration. We offer ongoing trademark monitoring services to detect potential infringements and unauthorized use of your brand. If we identify risks, we provide enforcement guidance and help you take action quickly. This proactive approach keeps your brand secure as you grow across new markets and platforms.
Our monitoring tools track marketplace use, domain names, and social media mentions to catch early signs of misuse. When issues arise, we help you decide when to send a cease-and-desist, file opposition, or take other enforcement action. With Citrus Legal, your brand remains protected long after the paperwork is done.
Our Trademark Registration Packages
Seed Menu
Our A La Carte menu, for those wanting to pay as they go. Each of the following are billed separately:
Comprehensive Search
Application
Procedural Office Actions
Substantive Office Actions
Trademark Monitoring
Cease-and-Desist Letters
Social Media Takedowns
Citrus Package
Comprehensive search with detailed report and opinion letter analyzing the findings of the report (a second search will be provided as a courtesy if needed.)
Filing of one (1) application under one (1) class.
Preparation of one (1) procedural office action.
Monitoring through registration.
Grove Package
Our file it and forget it option! Everything in the Citrus Package + everything else below:
Unlimited office action responses (procedural and substantive)
Assignment or ownership transfer (within 12 months of filing)
Our Trademark Monitoring Packages
Standard Monthly Monitoring
Ongoing monitoring using professional search tools to identify potential trademark conflicts
Monthly report covering USPTO filings, online search results, domain activity, social media use, and other key areas
Email summary with a clear analysis of findings and any items that may require attention
Continued follow up on any concerning uses that appear in prior reports
Systemized tracking of all deadlines and status updates, with automatic email notifications
Advance reminders for all trademark maintenance and renewal deadlines
Premium Monthly Monitoring
Includes everything in the Monthly Monitoring Package, with additional brand protection support:
Up to one hour each month for consultations on trademark or brand related issues
Monthly status updates for all trademark applications in your portfolio
Knockout searches for new name ideas, up to ten per year
Comprehensive searches for new names, up to five per year
Preparation and sending of cease and desist letters, up to six per year
Submission of social media takedown requests, up to fifteen per year
Review of your brand style guide for correct trademark usage
High level review of your website and marketing materials for proper trademark references and symbol placement
30% percent discount on new trademark application filings
Guidance on international trademark filing strategy
Filing of up to three copyright registrations per year
Review of intellectual property provisions in employee and contractor agreements