BRAND CLEARANCE SESSION
BRAND CLEARANCE SESSION
TRADEMARK CLEARANCE · FLAT FEE · GLOBAL
Know if your brand name
is safe to use – before
you invest.
A focused expert session to clear your trademark risk and build
your filing strategy. No retainer, no hourly billing.
TRADEMARK CLEARANCE · FLAT FEE · GLOBAL
Know if your brand name
is safe to use – before
you invest.
A focused expert session to clear your
trademark risk and build your filing strategy.
No retainer, no hourly billing.
15-min call to discuss your project – no commitment.
15-min call to discuss your project – no commitment.
WHO IS THIS FOR
Before the pitch deck. Before the launch. Before the
deal.
This session is designed for anyone committing to a brand name
without yet knowing its legal exposure.
Founders & Co-founders ⋅ Venture Capital ⋅ Business Consultants ⋅ M&A Due Diligence
WHO IS THIS FOR
Before the pitch deck. Before the launch. Before the deal.
Designed for founders, VCs, and business consultants committing to a brand name
without yet knowing its legal exposure.
THE PROBLEM
Most conflicts surface at the worst possible moment.
Pre-launch. Pre-funding. Post-acquisition. A conflicting trademark
discovered late doesn't just create legal costs – it derails timelines,
dilutes brand equity, and forces expensive rebrands. The risk is real
and the market is crowded: databases hold millions of active marks,
many with scope far wider than their owner's actual business.
THE PROBLEM
Most conflicts surface at the worst possible moment.
Pre-launch. Pre-funding. Post-acquisition. A conflicting trademark discovered late doesn't
just create legal costs – it derails timelines,
dilutes brand equity, and forces expensive rebrands.
WHAT YOU GET
Three deliverables. One flat fee.
01
Conflict overview
Similar and identical marks,
risk-tiered: critical, moderate,
manageable.
02
Risk assessment
Likelihood of confusion, cross-class risk, non-use
vulnerabilities.
03
Filing strategy
Jurisdiction, timing, and a
tailored goods/services
specification.
WHAT YOU GET
Three deliverables. One flat fee.
01
Conflict overview
Similar and identical marks, risk-tiered: critical, moderate, manageable.
02
Risk assessment
Likelihood of confusion, cross-class risk, non-use
vulnerabilities.
03
Filing strategy
Jurisdiction, timing, and a tailored goods/services specification.
PRICING
Flat fee per brand name.
Single jurisdiction
1 national office of your
choice.
$300
European Union
EUIPO - covering all 27 EU
member states.
$600
EU + Extended
EUIPO, USA, United Kingdom,
Switzerland, Norway.
$800
Pricing confirmed after your free discovery call. No hourly rate, no surprise. Free to
file independently or through any agent after the session.
PRICING
Flat fee per brand name.
Single jurisdiction
1 office of your choice
$300
European Union
27 member states
$600
EU + Extended
EU, USA, UK, CH, NO
$800
Pricing confirmed after your free discovery call. No hourly rate, no surprise. Free to file independently or through any agent after the session.
WHAT ABOUT AI?
"Can't I just run this through an AI tool?"
You can. It will find obvious identical marks. What it will miss: similarity assessments across
phonetics, meaning, and visual appearance; cross-class risk when a mark in an adjacent class
still creates confusion for your audience; non-use weaknesses that make a blocking mark
legally vulnerable; and a filing strategy that actively reduces your risk profile.
AI retrieves. It doesn't reason on legal risk or advise on strategy. That's what this session is for.
WHAT ABOUT AI?
"Can't I just run this through an AI tool?"
You can. It will find obvious identical marks. What it will miss: similarity across phonetics, cross-class risk, non-use weaknesses, and a filing strategy that reduces your risk profile.
AI retrieves. It doesn't reason on legal risk. That's what this session is for.
ABOUT
Christophe Journot
IP lawyer with 15+ years of experience specializing in trademark and
design law, based in Switzerland. I advise international organizations,
sports federations, and startups on trademark clearance and protection
strategies across all major markets – including before the IPI, EUIPO,
USPTO, and WIPO/Madrid system.
I work at the intersection of brand strategy and legal protection: helping
founders choose names that are both registrable and commercially
defensible, structuring portfolios ahead of funding rounds, and resolving
conflicts through oppositions or negotiated coexistence.
Trademark & Design Law ⋅ 15+ years in IP ⋅ Based in Switzerland
ABOUT
Christophe Journot
IP lawyer ⋅ Switzerland
IP lawyer with 15+ years of experience in trademark and design law. I advise international organizations, sports federations, and startups across all major markets.
Ready to clear your brand?
Book a session. Receive your analysis. Move forward with confidence.
15-min call to discuss your project. No commitment.
Ready to clear your brand?
Book a session. Receive your analysis. Move forward with confidence.
15-min call to discuss your project. No commitment.
© 2026 Christophe Journot · Switzerland · This is not legal advice constituting a formal mandate.
© 2026 Christophe Journot · Switzerland · Not legal advice.