Halvorsen Bell

Patents & Trademarks

Your brand and your products are assets. We help you clear names before launch, register what matters, and license or enforce those rights on sensible terms.

Protect the names and ideas you are building on

A new product name can feel final long before anyone has checked it. We run a clearance search, explain the risks in a short memo and, if the path is clear, file the application with the right classes. Checking first is far cheaper than rebranding after a letter from another owner.

Choosing what to register

Not every idea needs a patent, and not every logo needs a federal filing. The right mix depends on how you sell and where you compete.

We sort your assets into trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and potential patents, and rank them by value.

Trade secrets deserve more attention than they usually get. Recipes, supplier lists and pricing models stay protected only if you treat them as confidential. We help set up simple access rules and agreements that make that protection real, without slowing your team down.

When a patent makes sense, we work with registered patent practitioners we trust and coordinate the business side: ownership, inventor assignments and funding. Our governance group makes sure the company, not an individual, owns the result.

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Licensing on terms you understand

A good licence says what can be used, where, for how long and at what quality, and what happens if any of that slips.

We draft and negotiate licensing agreements for brands, content and technology in both directions.

Royalty structures, audit rights and approval of new products are the terms that cause the most arguments later. We explain each in plain English and suggest options that fit how you actually plan to grow the relationship.

When someone copies your work

Not every copy calls for a lawsuit, and most do not reach one.

We start with the facts and your goal, then choose the lightest tool that works: a call, a letter, a platform takedown or a negotiated coexistence. If litigation becomes necessary, our dispute team joins early so nothing is lost.

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Registrations and licences are easier to value when they are organised in one place.

Ask about a clearance search before your next launch

Most clearance searches are completed within two weeks. Call (555) 214-0386 or send us the proposed name and we will confirm the scope and a fixed fee.

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Protect It Early

Most brand disputes we see could have been avoided by a search before launch. We make that step quick, affordable and easy to schedule.

Ingrid Halvorsen
Founding Partner

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Practices

Brand and product work often touches licensing deals, tax and disputes. Explore the groups that support our trademark team.

Deals & Acquisitions

Buying, selling or merging a company, from the letter of intent and diligence lists through the closing table.

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Business Tax Counsel

Entity choice, state tax notices and succession planning, coordinated with your accountant rather than around them.

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Litigation & Mediation

When a contract dispute cannot be settled over coffee, we negotiate, mediate and, where needed, go to court.

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Corporate Governance

Board minutes, bylaws, filings and policies kept current, so audits and annual reviews stop being a scramble.

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Employment & Workplace

Handbooks, hiring paperwork, separations and wage questions handled with care for both the company and the team.

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Patents & Trademarks

Clearance searches, filings and licensing terms that protect the names, products and ideas your business depends on.

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Brand Owners

Founders and directors on registering names and licensing their work with us. Quotes are illustrative, for this demo only.

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“Registering our trademark felt overwhelming until they walked us through each step. Friendly, careful, and always quick to answer an email, even the small ones.”

Amara Okafor
Director, Stone Arch Studio
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“They read our franchise agreement line by line and explained every risk in plain English. The two questions they raised in that first meeting saved us months later.”

Kevin Tran
Founder, Northloop Coffee
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“Our questions never felt too small for them. Every email got a short, direct answer and a note on what would happen next and who would handle it.”

Kevin Tran
Founder, Northloop Coffee
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“Our acquisition had a lot of moving parts. They kept one checklist, sent short weekly updates, and not a single deadline caught our finance team off guard.”

Mark Feldman
CFO, Lakeline Freight
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“The first call lasted twenty minutes. By the end of it I knew exactly what to send over, what the review would cost and when I would hear back from them.”

Carol Lindqvist
President, Birch Street Clinics
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