A trademark clearance search is the best starting point for every trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its role is to evaluate your proposed mark 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 law firm that performs detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, earnestly advises companies to build and protect their brands.

We understand the need to differentiate 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 appreciates the stress of small business owners and the seriousness of securing brand protection is critical when establishing the foundation for your brand. Brian works with companies 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 support in Belvidere, Illinois, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hang on now,” you may be thinking, “I heard Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law practice? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Belvidere or Illinois?” Yes! We help entrepreneurs nationwide with trademark registration support services. The United States Patent Trademark Office allows attorneys licensed anywhere in the USA to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.