A trademark clearance search is the best starting point for each trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its role is to assess the proposed mark against the Lanham Act and other trademark law to determine the likelihood your mark would result in a registered mark.

Brian Russ Law, Inc. is a United States trademark law office that performs detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, eagerly advises companies to build and protect their brands.

We get the need to distinguish your brand from your competition, but your Google search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, attorney Brian sees the stress of small business owners and the seriousness of securing brand protection is critical when formalizing the foundation for your company. Brian works with corporations throughout the United States work through common trademark issues like clearance searches, infringement assessment, trademark registration, USPTO office action responses, infringement litigation, use defense, and more. If you’re looking for top-notch trademark legal advice in Adelphi, Maryland, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Wait a second,” you may be thinking, “I thought Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law firm? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Adelphi or Maryland?” Yes! We help entrepreneurs anywhere with trademark registration support services. The United States Patent Trademark Office allows lawyers licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.