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 law firm that provides detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, steadfastly supports corporations to build and protect their brands.

We appreciate the need to differentiate your brand from your competitors, but your Facebook search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, lawyer Brian understands the efforts of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is critical when establishing the foundation for your initiative. Brian works with companies throughout the United States work through common trademark 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 Andover, Minnesota, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hold up,” you may be saying, “I thought Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law office? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Andover or Minnesota?” Yes! We help entrepreneurs nationwide 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.