“As the avenues of commerce expand exponentially, patent protection and federal trademark protection are more important than ever. The inventions, ideas, concepts, creative works, and marks of small businesses and individuals continue to be mined and pirated without proper recognition and compensation. Stemming that tide is the primary mission of our firm.”

- Leslie A. Thompson,
IP presentation at Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center

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"Trademarks identify the source of goods, while service marks identify the source of services. Words, symbols, letters, slogans, designs, features of packaging, color combinations, animations and even sounds may be used as trademarks or service marks. Some marks may qualify as a collective mark because they identify membership in an organization or, if they identify goods or services that meet certain quality control standards, as a certification mark. The rights in a mark are a business asset that can be sold or licensed to others. You can also use the mark to maintain yourself as the exclusive source of a product or service."

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Leslie A. Thompson is the Managing Attorney at Leslie A. Thompson & Associates. His legal experience has been primarily immersed in the practice of intellectual property law. He brings specific knowledge and skill sets in prosecution matters before the USPTO, strategic marketing development, invention disclosure management, patent and technology research/analysis, and other related areas.

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