A trademark clearance search is the proper starting point for each trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its role is to assess the proposed trademark against the Lanham Act and other trademark law to determine the likelihood your mark would result in a registered mark.

Brian Russ Law, Inc. is a United States trademark legal firm that performs detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, eagerly counsels corporations to build and protect their brands.

We get 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 understands the efforts of small business owners and the priority of securing brand protection is critical when establishing the foundation for your initiative. Brian works with businesses throughout 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 Bluffton, South Carolina, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hold up,” you may be saying, “I saw Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law firm? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Bluffton or South Carolina?” Yes! We help businesses nationwide with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows attorneys licensed anywhere in the USA to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.