A trademark clearance search is the proper starting point for each trademark application. The clearance search is critical because its purpose is to assess your proposed trademark against the Lanham Act and other trademark law 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 assists 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 feels the efforts of small business owners and the importance of securing brand protection is vital when establishing the foundation for your company. Brian works with companies across 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 Apex, North Carolina, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Wait a second,” you may be wondering, “I heard Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law firm? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Apex or North Carolina?” Yes! We help entrepreneurs anywhere with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows lawyers licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.