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

Brian Russ Law, Inc. is a United States trademark legal firm that provides detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, earnestly assists companies to build and protect their brands.

We understand the need to differentiate 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 feels the efforts of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is vital when establishing the foundation for your brand. Brian works with corporations across the United States of America 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 Albemarle, North Carolina, 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 Albemarle or North Carolina?” Yes! We help businesses worldwide with trademark registration support services. The United States Patent Trademark Office allows lawyers licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.