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An Asynchronous Model to Protect Your Brand
The Asynchronous Sword & Shield Process:
Your brand deserves more than hope. It deserves a strategy.
Assess Your Armor. Complete a short form, describing how you’re using your mark and where you plan to go with your brand and pay a $100 non-refundable evaluation deposit. Disclaimer: This nominal deposit covers the preliminary legal time to perform a conflict check and draft your custom filing strategy.
Get Started. An engagement letter describing our partnership will be sent for you to e-sign, as well as an invoice. Once the engagement letter is signed and returned and the invoice is paid, I’ll begin work.
Search. I’ll complete a comprehensive search of the mark(s) you want to protect.
Understand Your Risk. After completing a comprehensive search, I’ll draft an opinion letter describing whether your mark is high-risk, moderate-risk, or low-risk — so you can decide how you’d like to move forward.
Choose Your Strategy. Once you've decided how to move forward based on the risk level, I'll draft your application. If your initial mark comes back high-risk, you’ll get a free search and opinion letter for a different mark of your choosing — as long as you provide the second mark within two weeks of receiving the original opinion letter.
Review. I’ll send your application to you for your review and signature.
Raise Your Shield. After you’ve reviewed and signed your application, I’ll submit it to the USPTO on your behalf.
Hold the Line. The USPTO has a review time that varies, but most applications are not reviewed until at least six months after submission.
VirtuEdge™ Legal, PLLC — Trademark protection for the brands, stories, and adventures worth protecting.
Why an Asynchronous Model?
Paper Trail Accuracy
A single misunderstanding about “use in commerce” or “goods and services” descriptions can trigger a costly Office Action from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Asynchronous, written communication ensures everything is accurately tracked, timestamped, and reviewed with precision.
No Disruption to Your Business
You don’t have to block out 30 minutes of your day at 2:00pm to chat about a logo. You’re able to answer questions anytime you want — whether it’s from your office at 8:00am or your couch at 1:00am.
Cost Efficiency
You aren’t paying a high hourly rate for standard legal small talk, phone tag, or administrative “catch ups.” Every dollar goes to search, analysis and drafting. All USPTO filing fees are built into every invoice.
The Difference Between:
DIY Platforms
Who Reviews: Non-attorney software or unvetted contract pools
Search Depth: Basic, direct-match screening (misses similar sounds/meanings)
Office Actions: Leaves you to handle complex USPTO Office Actions alone
Communication: Rigid forms, basic customer service reps, or AI chatbots
VirtuEdge Legal
Who Reviews: A dedicated, licensed trademark attorney
Search Depth: Comprehensive common law and phonetic clearing
Office Actions: Strategic, attorney-led responses and guidance (available on a case-by-case basis)
Communication: Direct access to an attorney/legal team with a 1-2 business day turnaround
Additional Services Coming Soon:
Brand Audits
A walkthrough of your current brand assets.
Brand Strategy Sessions
A complete view of your brand and the path forward. We’ll come up with a customized game plan for the mark(s) to file now, which one(s) to wait on, and what is not protectable.
Your Asynchronous Sword & Shield Timeline:
Assess Your Armor: Complete a short form and pay non-refundable deposit
Search + Opinion Letter: 3-5 Business Days
Application Drafting: 3-5 Business Days After Client Approval
Raise Your Shield: 2-3 Business Days After Client Signature