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 mark 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 office that performs detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, earnestly counsels businesses to build and protect their brands.

We get the need to distinguish your brand from your competitors, but your Google search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, lawyer Brian understands the stress of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is critical when formalizing the foundation for your initiative. Brian works with businesses across the United States of America 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 support in Arlington, Virginia, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hang on now,” you may be thinking, “I saw Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law practice? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Arlington or Virginia?” Yes! We help businesses nationwide with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows attorneys licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.