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

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

We appreciate 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 appreciates the concerns of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is vital when establishing the foundation for your business. Brian works with corporations throughout the USA work through common trademarking 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 Anacortes, Washington, then you’ve come to the right place.

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