About Us
Company Background
Trademark Center opens its doors in 1995 and was one of the first to provide trademark services online. We began as a trademark search company and then started providing trademark filing services shortly thereafter.
Since 1995, we have conducted over 20,000 trademark searches, prosecuted over 4,000 trademark applications, and represented clients from all around the world.
Trademark Center Advantage
Comprehensive reports which utilize cutting edge technology and proprietary databases. Each report looks for similar sounds, appearance and meaning and includes all possible phonetic variations including foreign translations. Since trademark law is based on likelihood of confusion, exact searches or searches conducted using only a few variations are not useful.
Full time experienced researchers. All of our searches are conducted by experienced researchers directed by trademark attorneys to ensure correct search strategies are used resulting in comprehensive results.
Free attorney review of the trademark report results, by our experienced in-house trademark attorneys. Our attorneys are experts in the trademark field.
Over 20 years of research experience with a proven track record. Started in 1995, Trademark Center has conducted over 20,000 research reports. We are the experts when it comes to trademarks.
Attorney Profiles
Alex D. Patel - Trademark Attorney
Alex Patel, concentrates his practice on the full spectrum of trademark prosecution and litigation, representing individuals and corporations. As a specialist in trademark litigation and domain disputes, he counsels his clients in all phases of disputes on both routine and complex infringment matters.
Mr. Patel prosecutes trademark applications at the USPTO, and has successfully represented clients in federal court, and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in ex parte appeals, oppositions, and cancellations.
He has successfully represented clients in ICANN domain name dispute proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). He also has experience practicing in the Central District of California in trademark and copyright infringement matters.
B.A., California State University Northridge
J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law
State Bar of California
U. S. District Court for the Central District of California
Over 200 trademark trails litigated in federal court, and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in ex parte appeals, oppositions, and cancellations.
Represented a domain name holder in federal litigation brought by a national bank over a domain dispute resulting in a large monetary settlement in favor of our client.
Forced the transfer of several domain names registered in bad faith through ICANN proceedings conducted via the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Paulo A. de Almeida - Trademark Attorney
Paulo de Almeida's practice is focused on prosecuting U.S. and international trademark applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as well as representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in ex parte appeals, oppositions, and cancellations. He also counsels clients in copyright clearance, licensing and enforcement matters.
Paulo de Almeida is a strong advocate for robust intellectual property protection, although he zealously defends his clients against trademark over-policing and other bad-faith enforcement tactics.
He also believes that trademark clearance is essential to the long-term success of a trademark, and encourages his clients to search for conflicting marks prior to adopting them. Prior to joining the firm, Paulo de Almeida served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He also held positions at large entertainment companies, including Universal Music Group and Fox Entertainment Group, where he developed expertise in various aspects of intellectual property licensing and enforcement.
During law school, Paulo de Almeida served on the Editorial Board of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, where he oversaw the publication of many cutting-edge intellectual property-related articles, including his own anti-piracy-related publication, Unmasking the Mask-maker: Domain Privacy Services and Contributory Copyright Infringement, 31 LOY. L.A. ENT. L. REV (2011).
Paulo de Almeida is of Brazilian-American descent and speaks fluent Portuguese and conversational Spanish. He is accustomed to counseling clients in Asia, Europe, and South America, and his clients have come to rely on his exceptional communication skills and expertise in international trademark law.
J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA
B.A., University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA
State Bar of California
U. S. District Court for the Central District of California
Unmasking the Mask-maker: Domain Privacy Services and Contributory Copyright Infringement, 31 LOY. L.A. ENT. L. REV (2011)
Greg Kenyota - Trademark Attorney
Gregory Kenyota is an associate attorney at Patel & Almeida and specializes in prosecuting trademark applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in oppositions and cancellations.
Prior to joining the firm, Gregory Kenyota worked with Microsoft for over six years. During law school, he served on the Editorial Board of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal where he published his article on the First Amendment issues inherent in law against violent video games, a topic the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed in the landmark case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association.
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY
B.S., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
State Bar of California
State Bar of New York
U. S. District Court for the Central District of California
Thinking of the Children: The Failure of Violent Video Game Laws, 18 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 785 (2008)