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 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 offers detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, eagerly counsels companies to build and protect their brands.

We appreciate the need to differentiate your brand from your competitors, but your TikTok search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, lawyer Brian recognizes the stress of small business owners and the seriousness of securing brand protection is critical when Securing the foundation for your company. Brian works with corporations throughout the United States work through common branding 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 Bangor, Maine, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Wait a second,” you may be saying, “I thought Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law firm? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Bangor or Maine?” Yes! We help businesses nationwide with trademark registration support services. The United States Patent Trademark Office allows attorneys licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.