Law Firm Overview
Annette P. Heller is an experienced and established trademark attorney located in the St. Louis, Missouri area with clients all over the United States. She's been practicing since 1976 and worked for Ralston Purina as an in-house Trademark and Copyright Counsel until 1983 when she started her practice limited to trademark law and copyright law. Annette primarily represents individuals, small to medium size companies and law firms that do not have trademark or copyright expertise within the firm. Regardless of the size of the case, she gives personalized service to all of her clients.
She is among the top trademark attorneys in the United States in the number of applications filed with the United States Trademark Office. She has been the recipient of the Trademark Insider Award for top ranking in the nation for the number of new trademark applications received at the USPTO.
Annette P. Heller's practice is limited to trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law. Enforcement of trademark and copyright rights and infringement defense, as well as trademark searches with opinion letters and registration of trademarks and trade names plus copyright applications are just a few of the things that Annette can do for you. She is available to talk with you and assist you in getting a trademark registration that fits your needs. Remember, if you have a need for a trademark, copyright, or unfair competition lawyer, just call 1-866-9TMATTY (986-2889) or e-mail her at Annette@TrademarkAtty.com to contact her.
General Trademark Services:
- Federal Trademark Searches with opinion letter
- Preparation and Filing of Federal Trademark Applications
- Responses to Office Actions/Communications Issued by the Trademark Office
- Requests for Reconsideration of Final Refusals Issued by the Trademark Office
- Appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
- Oppositions in the TTAB
- Cancellations in the TTAB
- Filing renewals and section 8 & 15 (5 year) affidavits
Trademark Litigation Services:
- Dispute Resolution and Settlement Negotiations
- Representation in Trademark Infringement and Domain Name Litigation
- Representation in Adversarial Proceedings before the TTAB
Other Trademark Legal Services:
- Maintenance and Renewals of Trademark Registrations
- Trademark Registration Amendments and Corrections
- Sending and Responding to Cease and Desist Notices
- Preparation of Assignments and Contracts involving trademarks
- Recording Trademark Assignments
- Trademark Licensing Agreements
General Copyright Services:
- Preparation and filing of Copyright Applications
- Preparation of copyright assignments and contracts
- General consultation on copyright issues
Representing clients of law firms: In addition to representing individuals and small and mid-size companies who contact her directly, Annette P. Heller also represents clients of law firms who do not have a trademark attorney or copyright lawyer within the firm. This is done on a referral basis with the client working directly with her and keeping the law firm advised or working with the attorney in the law firm that represents the client. Either way, every client record notes who referred the client to the firm so that the referring law firm can be assured that their client remains theirs.
For a fee schedule of basic trademark and copyright services, please send an e-mail to: Annette@TrademarkAtty.com
Honors and Awards
Martindale Hubbell Rating: AV
Representative Cases
Since 1983, Annette P. Heller has represented over 1,800 clients in their trademark and copyright matters. Some of her local and national known clients include:
- Mary Engelbreit
- Scottrade
- Arizona Football Cardinals
- Nettie's Flowers
- Klutz
- Fitz's Root Beer
- IACC [International Association of Conference Centers]
- HearthSong
- Techguard Security
- Webster University
- Afro World
- Volpi
- OCL [Original Cast Lighting]
- Grace Hill Settlement House
- Service Experts
- Lifestyles
- Azaleia
- A.E. Schmidt
- Really Big Coloring Books
- Biologix Products
- Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
- Kemoll's
- Mister Sparky
- TAB [The Alternative Board]
- One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
- The Mutual Fund Store
- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
In addition, Annette Heller has filed over 2,600 trademark applications with the US Patent & Trademark Office for her clients and successfully registered over 1,800.