UTILITY LLC
What’s your use?
Your brand is one of your most valuable business assets. Protecting it starts with securing the trademark rights that distinguish your business in the marketplace.
Trademark rights are established through use in commerce, and UTILITY LLC helps businesses identify, protect, and enforce the trademarks that define, strengthen, and add value to their brands.
Trademark Law, Chicago
PRACTICE AREA
At UTILITY LLC, we provide the following legal services.
TRADEMARK LAW
We help you assess risk and protect your trademarks through strategic registration and enforcement.
- Preliminary and Comprehensive Trademark Searches
- Trademark Application Preparation and Filing
- Office Action Responses
- Trademark Monitoring
- Trademark Maintenance Filings
- Trademark Portfolio Management
Trademark Law Lawyer
About UTILITY LLC
We are a boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to trademark law. Our practice is focused on helping businesses, entrepreneurs, and growing brands protect the names, logos, slogans, and brand assets that define their identity in the marketplace.
From trademark selection and clearance to registration, portfolio management, enforcement, and brand protection strategy, we provide practical legal guidance tailored to each client’s business goals. We understand that trademarks are more than legal assets — they are the foundation of brand recognition, consumer trust, and long-term business value.
Whether you are launching a new brand, expanding your trademark portfolio, or addressing infringement concerns, we are committed to delivering responsive legal counsel, strategic insight, and trusted advocacy.
Trademark Law Legal Team
Meet the team
We are passionate about helping businesses and entrepreneurs protect the brands they work hard to build. Our goals include building lasting relationships with our clients and serving as a trusted partner in protecting their trademarks.
Nicole J. Dobynes
Founder & Principal Attorney
Nicole is a trademark attorney with more than a decade of experience advising businesses on protecting, strengthening, and strategically growing their brands. She advises clients on trademark clearance, registration, enforcement and licensing with a practical, business-focused approach. With experience in both private practice and in-house brand support, Nicole provides thoughtful legal guidance tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, and established companies. She earned her B.A. from Howard University and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
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(312) 216-0373
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2501 Chatham Rd #5380
Springfield, IL 62704