A trademark clearance search is the proper 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 common law resources to determine the likelihood your mark 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 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, attorney Brian understands the efforts of small business owners and the seriousness of securing brand protection is critical when formalizing the foundation for your company. Brian works with corporations throughout the USA work through common brand 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 advice in Bellevue, Washington, then you’ve come to the right place.

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