Brand Protection Legal Services
Overview
Your brand is the foundation of everything you do. It is your key distinguisher in the market. Our brand protection team brings years of global experience to building and protecting your place in the market. We provide comprehensive brand protection services keeping your long-term about growth in mind.
Building a strong brand requires thinking broadly about your story, your performance, and your expansion goals. We work with all levels of your company to ensure a coordinated effort. From product development to international expansion, from organic growth to licensing and acquisition, our team integrates with yours to provide specialized tools and experience. We think creatively about new avenues of expansion and work proactively to identify the next steps in your brand journey.
An established brand also needs protection, and we implement practices from day one to reduce your risk and broaden your enforcement options. We routinely develop win-win solutions, but also stand prepared to provide experienced counsel globally and at all levels when conflicts do arise. We believe in your brand, and we will work with you to grow, and protect it as your company scales.
Safeguarding What You’ve Built: Brand Protection With Scale
At Scale LLP, we help companies protect what they’ve built with a focused team of brand protection attorneys who understand what’s at stake. As your brand becomes more visible, so do the risks—copycats, counterfeiters, misuse, and confusion in crowded markets. We work alongside you to address those challenges with clarity, and urgency.
Whether you’re launching new products, expanding into new markets, or entering licensing partnerships, we tailor our approach to support your long-term strategy and defend your reputation in real time.

Brand Protection That Covers More Ground
Our brand protection legal services are designed to meet the needs of growth-focused companies, especially in fast-moving industries like SaaS, consumer products, fintech, and healthcare. We provide both strategic and tactical legal support across key areas:
Trademark Protection
- Trademark clearance, registration and global portfolio management
- Opposition and cancellation proceedings before the USPTO and TTAB
- Strategic guidance on new brand assets and naming
Anti-Counterfeiting and Infringement Response
- Cease-and-desist enforcement and litigation
- E-commerce platform takedown strategies (Amazon, Shopify, social media)
- Brand impersonation and lookalike product issues
Digital Brand Defense
- Domain disputes and anti-cybersquatting actions
- Unauthorized content removal and impersonation takedowns
- IP protection in SEO, paid media and influencer campaigns
Cross-Border Brand Enforcement
- International trademark filings and coordination
- Customs enforcement and import control strategies
- Support for multijurisdictional IP disputes
Commercial Strategy and IP Licensing
- Structuring brand licensing agreements
- Trademark and copyright assignments
- IP protections in M&A and commercial contracts
Our IP and litigation attorneys collaborate to help you enforce your rights while minimizing disruption to your business. Whether you’re preventing misuse or responding to it, we stay aligned with your business goals.
A Holistic Approach to Corporate Brand Protection
Brand protection often overlaps with other critical legal concerns. That’s why we work across practice areas to ensure brand integrity is embedded in your broader legal framework.
We can help you:
- Draft employment and contractor agreements that preserve IP ownership
- Build brand protection clauses into partner and vendor contracts
- Design internal brand usage policies and enforcement protocols
- Respond quickly to internal or third-party misuse of brand assets
This full-scope corporate brand protection legal support gives you more than defense—it gives you leverage.
Why Clients Choose Scale
Clients turn to Scale because our attorneys have real experience protecting brand value, not just advising around it. Our brand protection attorneys combine the expertise of partners from top AmLaw 100 firms, in-house counsel, and startup general counsel, offering hands-on IP and enforcement experience that directly supports your business goals.
We’ve advised clients on:
- Preparing for international expansion through coordinated IP filings
- Conducting brand audits ahead of funding or acquisition
- Litigating trademark and unfair competition disputes
- Managing brand risk in regulated markets like healthcare and fintech
Our brand protection services combine legal precision with business insight, ensuring your brand remains secure while supporting growth. Scale LLP operates as a remote law firm built to connect clients with highly credentialed attorneys in their practice areas, ensuring responsive, high-quality counsel without unnecessary layers or handoffs.

Flexible Legal Support That Grows With You
Whether you need help registering your first trademark, building a licensing program, or defending your brand in a high-stakes dispute, we’re ready to support your next move.
Engagements include:
- Flat-fee trademark registration and strategy packages
- Litigation support on infringement and counterfeit claims
- Ongoing advisory support as fractional general counsel
- Cross-functional teams for IP, commercial, and governance issues
As your company scales, we’ll help ensure your brand remains protected, aligned, and ready for what’s next.
Meet The Team
Brian Detwiler
Eric Blatt
James Creedon
Chris Geyer
Matthieu Hausig
Tara Marcus
Zach Ruby
Alexander Slafkosky
Charles Wallace
Greg Winter
Brendan Zee-Cheng
Maureen Bumgarner
Michelle Maticic
Overview
We advise growth-oriented businesses across all industries – from ambitious startups and their founders to well-established corporations – on a wide range of corporate, commercial, and securities needs, leveraging extensive legal and business experience, deep industry knowledge, and a shared love of entrepreneurship to support clients as they scale for growth.
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As industries transform at unprecedented speed, business leaders need counsel that can see around corners. We anticipate challenges, capture opportunities, and stay ahead of shifting markets.
Meet The Team
A national team of proven experts that bring business, litigation, and regulatory expertise.

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Jeff Drake
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Charles Caliman
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Brian Elliott
Gardner Bell
John Mitnick
Brian Hicks

What Clients Are Saying
“Scale meets clients where they are with modern tech and a Silicon Valley approach to growth, timeliness, execution, and the general practice of law.”
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“We’re committed to bringing Alinea’s mission to fruition, and grateful to have Scale guiding us on building, financing and scaling for growth. They are truly a startup’s best friend.”
“Honest, reliable, trustworthy and defenders of justice. Will use them time and time again!”
“Scale supported us from the earliest stages during YC and through becoming a proper Series A company.”
“Over the past year, we’ve had a number of high-stakes opportunities arise, and Scale’s legal team has been endlessly flexible and responsive in helping us meet each of these opportunities head-on.”
“Scale is a vital extension of my leadership team and I absolutely love working with them.”
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