Protect the brand you are building.

Kellam Trademark Law helps businesses, founders, and brand owners navigate trademark applications, USPTO office actions, maintenance filings, licensing arrangements, and practical brand-protection decisions.

Your name, logo, slogan, and brand identity are often among the most valuable parts of your business. Whether you are preparing to launch, expanding an existing brand, or responding to a USPTO issue, Kellam Trademark Law provides straightforward trademark guidance tailored to your goals.

Focused trademark guidance for growing brands.

Kellam Trademark Law is built for clients who want practical answers, clear communication, and a thoughtful path through the trademark process.

Clear Guidance

Trademark law can feel technical and uncertain. We help you understand the process, the risks, and the decisions that matter before you invest in pursuing registration.

Business-Minded Advice

Business-Minded
Advice

A trademark is not just a legal filing. It is part of your brand strategy. We help connect trademark decisions to your broader business goals.

Business-Minded Advice

A trademark is not just a legal filing. It is part of your brand strategy. We help connect trademark decisions to your broader business goals.

Focused Trademark Experience

From application filings to office action responses and maintenance deadlines, Kellam Trademark Law focuses on helping clients protect and manage brand assets.

Practical Communication

You should know where your matter stands. We prioritize clear explanations, timely updates, and practical next steps throughout the process.

Trademark services
for every stage of your brand.

Whether you are choosing a name, filing an application, responding to the USPTO, or maintaining an existing registration, Kellam Trademark Law can help.

Trademark Clearance

Before filing a trademark application or investing heavily in a new brand, it is important to understand whether existing trademark rights may create obstacles. Kellam Trademark Law helps clients evaluate proposed names, logos, and slogans so they can make informed filing and branding decisions.

Trademark Clearance

Before filing a trademark application or investing heavily in a new brand, it is important to understand whether existing trademark rights may create obstacles. Kellam Trademark Law helps clients evaluate proposed names, logos, and slogans so they can make informed filing and branding decisions.

Trademark Applications

A federal trademark application requires careful attention to the owner, filing basis, goods or services description, specimens, and overall filing strategy. Kellam Trademark Law prepares and files USPTO trademark applications designed to clearly present the client’s mark and registration goals.

Trademark Applications

A federal trademark application requires careful attention to the owner, filing basis, goods or services description, specimens, and overall filing strategy. Kellam Trademark Law prepares and files USPTO trademark applications designed to clearly present the client’s mark and registration goals.

Office Action Responses

Respond to USPTO refusals or requests involving likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, specimens, disclaimers, or other application issues. Kellam Trademark Law helps evaluate the refusal, explain available options, and prepare a response aimed at moving the application forward.

Office Action Responses

Respond to USPTO refusals or requests involving likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, specimens, disclaimers, or other application issues. Kellam Trademark Law helps evaluate the refusal, explain available options, and prepare a response aimed at moving the application forward.

Trademark Maintenance

Trademark registrations require ongoing attention. Kellam Trademark Law assists with post-registration maintenance filings and helps clients track important USPTO deadlines so registrations do not lapse unnecessarily.

Trademark Maintenance

Trademark registrations require ongoing attention. Kellam Trademark Law assists with post-registration maintenance filings and helps clients track important USPTO deadlines so registrations do not lapse unnecessarily.

Trademark Licensing

Trademark licenses allow others to use a mark under defined conditions. Kellam Trademark Law assists with licensing arrangements that address brand use, quality control, and the parties’ rights and obligations.

Trademark Licensing

Trademark licenses allow others to use a mark under defined conditions. Kellam Trademark Law assists with licensing arrangements that address brand use, quality control, and the parties’ rights and obligations.

Portfolio and Brand Strategy

As a business grows, its trademark needs often change. Kellam Trademark Law helps clients think through portfolio priorities, future filings, brand expansion, and practical steps for protecting brand value.

Portfolio and Brand Strategy

As a business grows, its trademark needs often change. Kellam Trademark Law helps clients think through portfolio priorities, future filings, brand expansion, and practical steps for protecting brand value.

John Kellam

Founder, Kellam Trademark Law

John Kellam

Founder, Kellam Trademark Law

Trademark counsel with business-law perspective.

Kellam Trademark Law was founded by John Kellam to provide focused trademark prosecution services to businesses, entrepreneurs, and brand owners.

John assists clients with trademark applications, USPTO office action responses, trademark licensing arrangements, and related brand-protection matters. His broader business-law background also helps clients approach trademarks as part of a larger commercial strategy.

What to expect when you work with Kellam Trademark Law

Attorney Review

Your trademark questions will be handled with attorney attention from the beginning.

Clear Next Steps

You will understand the process, likely timing, and information needed to move forward.

Practical Guidance

The advice will focus on your brand, your business goals, and the decision in front of you.

Talk Through Your Trademark Questions

Whether you are choosing a brand name, preparing an application, or responding to the USPTO, a consultation can help clarify your options.

Frequently
Asked Questions

Below are general answers to common trademark questions. These answers are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice for any specific situation.

Do you offer a free consultation?

Yes. Kellam Trademark Law offers an initial consultation to discuss your trademark goals, the status of your matter, and whether the firm may be able to assist.

Do you offer a free consultation?

Yes. Kellam Trademark Law offers an initial consultation to discuss your trademark goals, the status of your matter, and whether the firm may be able to assist.

What is a trademark?

A trademark is a word, name, logo, slogan, design, or other source identifier that helps consumers recognize the source of particular goods or services. Trademarks protect brand identity, not the general idea behind a product or business.

What is a trademark?

A trademark is a word, name, logo, slogan, design, or other source identifier that helps consumers recognize the source of particular goods or services. Trademarks protect brand identity, not the general idea behind a product or business.

Do I need a trademark registration?

Not every business needs a federal trademark registration, but registration can provide important benefits, including nationwide notice of your claim, a public USPTO record, and legal presumptions that may be useful if disputes arise.

Do I need a trademark registration?

Not every business needs a federal trademark registration, but registration can provide important benefits, including nationwide notice of your claim, a public USPTO record, and legal presumptions that may be useful if disputes arise.

When should I think about filing a trademark application?

Ideally, you should think about trademark protection before committing heavily to a brand name, logo, or slogan. Early review can help identify potential conflicts and avoid investing in a brand that may be difficult to protect.

When should I think about filing a trademark application?

Ideally, you should think about trademark protection before committing heavily to a brand name, logo, or slogan. Early review can help identify potential conflicts and avoid investing in a brand that may be difficult to protect.

Can I file a trademark application myself?

Yes, but trademark applications can involve legal and technical issues that are not always obvious at the beginning. Mistakes in ownership, filing basis, goods and services descriptions, specimens, or responses to USPTO refusals can create delays or affect the strength of the application.

Can I file a trademark application myself?

Yes, but trademark applications can involve legal and technical issues that are not always obvious at the beginning. Mistakes in ownership, filing basis, goods and services descriptions, specimens, or responses to USPTO refusals can create delays or affect the strength of the application.

How long does the trademark registration process take?

Timing varies, and the USPTO’s review timelines can change. Many applications take several months before initial review, and the overall process may take longer if the USPTO issues an office action or if another party opposes the application.

How long does the trademark registration process take?

Timing varies, and the USPTO’s review timelines can change. Many applications take several months before initial review, and the overall process may take longer if the USPTO issues an office action or if another party opposes the application.

What is a USPTO office action?

An office action is a letter from the USPTO identifying a problem with a trademark application. The issue may be procedural, technical, or substantive. Common issues include likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, specimen problems, disclaimers, and identification revisions.

What is a USPTO office action?

An office action is a letter from the USPTO identifying a problem with a trademark application. The issue may be procedural, technical, or substantive. Common issues include likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, specimen problems, disclaimers, and identification revisions.

What happens after my trademark registers?

After registration, the owner must continue using the mark and must file required maintenance documents at specific deadlines. A registration can be canceled if required filings are missed or if the mark is no longer used properly.

What happens after my trademark registers?

After registration, the owner must continue using the mark and must file required maintenance documents at specific deadlines. A registration can be canceled if required filings are missed or if the mark is no longer used properly.

Can a trademark protect my business name?

A trademark may protect a business name when that name is used to identify the source of goods or services. Forming an LLC or corporation with a state does not automatically create federal trademark rights or guarantee that the name is available as a trademark.

Can a trademark protect my business name?

A trademark may protect a business name when that name is used to identify the source of goods or services. Forming an LLC or corporation with a state does not automatically create federal trademark rights or guarantee that the name is available as a trademark.

What information should I provide before a consultation?

Helpful information includes the mark you want to protect, the goods or services connected to the mark, whether the mark is already in use, any USPTO deadlines, and links or examples showing how the mark appears in the marketplace.

What information should I provide before a consultation?

Helpful information includes the mark you want to protect, the goods or services connected to the mark, whether the mark is already in use, any USPTO deadlines, and links or examples showing how the mark appears in the marketplace.

Inquiry

KellamTrademarkLaw@gmail.com

Contact

(+1) 910-660-1660

Kellam Trademark Law

Kellam Trademark Law helps businesses, founders, and brand owners protect the names, logos, slogans, and other brand assets that identify their products and services.

KellamTrademarkLaw@gmail.com

(+1) 910-660-1660

The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and should not be taken as legal advice.

Viewing this website or contacting Kellam Trademark Law does not create an attorney-client relationship.

An attorney-client relationship is formed only after a written engagement agreement is signed.

© 2026 Kellam Trademark Law. All rights reserved.

Inquiry

KellamTrademarkLaw@gmail.com

Contact

(+1) 910-660-1660

Kellam Trademark Law

Kellam Trademark Law helps businesses, founders, and brand owners protect the names, logos, slogans, and other brand assets that identify their products and services.

KellamTrademarkLaw@gmail.com

(+1) 910-660-1660

The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and should not be taken as legal advice. Viewing this website or contacting Kellam Trademark Law does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after a written engagement agreement is signed.

© 2026 Kellam Trademark Law. All rights reserved.

Inquiry

KellamTrademarkLaw@gmail.com

Contact

(+1) 910-660-1660

Kellam Trademark Law

Kellam Trademark Law helps businesses, founders, and brand owners protect the names, logos, slogans, and other brand assets that identify their products and services.

KellamTrademarkLaw@gmail.com

(+1) 910-660-1660

The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and should not be taken as legal advice. Viewing this website or contacting Kellam Trademark Law does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after a written engagement agreement is signed.

© 2026 Kellam Trademark Law. All rights reserved.