A trademark clearance search is the best starting point for every trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its role is to assess the 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 firm that performs detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, earnestly counsels corporations to build and protect their brands.

We understand the need to distinguish your brand from your competitors, but your Google search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, attorney Brian feels the stress of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is critical when Securing the foundation for your company. Brian works with companies across the United States work through common branding 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 guidance in Albany, New York, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hang on now,” you may be thinking, “I thought Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law office? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Albany or New York?” Yes! We help businesses worldwide with trademark registration support services. The United States Patent Trademark Office allows attorneys licensed anywhere in the United States to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.