A trademark clearance search is the proper starting point for each trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its purpose is to evaluate your proposed trademark against the Lanham Act and other common law resources to determine the likelihood your mark 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 appreciate 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, attorney Brian feels the stress of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is vital when formalizing the foundation for your initiative. Brian works with companies throughout the United States 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 support in Allendale, Michigan, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hold up,” you may be wondering, “I thought Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law office? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Allendale or Michigan?” Yes! We help businesses nationwide with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows lawyers licensed anywhere in the United States to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.