At On the Fence LLP, we believe effective intellectual property protection is less about immediate action and more about sustained consideration.
For over 90 years, we have supported businesses of varying scale and sector through the measured application of legal frameworks, procedural documentation, and fee-based correspondence, ensuring our clients are always in a position to explore, but rarely enact, the full spectrum of IP protection tools available to them.
Our approach is rigorous, layered, and carefully non-committal. Each matter is reviewed by multiple senior stakeholders, benchmarked against evolving precedent, and subject to ongoing internal discussion. We do not rush. We do not assume. And we rarely conclude.
Before you trademark, it is important to understand the limitations, exceptions and possible outcomes associated with your category, geography and class. Our pre-registration process includes a comprehensive options review, a multi-departmental risk flagging document, and a follow-up session to agree whether to proceed with further exploration.
And every six minutes after that.
Clients typically begin with a discovery workshop, designed to explore the extent and nature of their uncertainty. This is followed by a multi-step engagement process involving initial scoping, retainer confirmation, team allocation, and calendar scheduling. Clients are expected to provide timely responses to document requests, complete all intake forms, and agree to our standard review cycle of 8–12 weeks per submission.
All team members bill in six-minute increments. Partner review is mandatory on all external outputs and billed accordingly.
And every six minutes after that.
Clients typically begin with a discovery workshop, designed to explore the extent and nature of their uncertainty. This is followed by a multi-step engagement process involving initial scoping, retainer confirmation, team allocation, and calendar scheduling. Clients are expected to provide timely responses to document requests, complete all intake forms, and agree to our standard review cycle of 8–12 weeks per submission.
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