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

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

We get the need to distinguish your brand from your competition, but your Facebook search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, lawyer Brian sees the efforts of small business owners and the seriousness of securing brand protection is vital when establishing the foundation for your company. Brian works with corporations across the USA work through common brand 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 Akron, Ohio, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Wait a second,” you may be thinking, “I saw Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law office? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Akron or Ohio?” Yes! We help entrepreneurs anywhere with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows attorneys licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.