A trademark clearance search is the best starting point for every trademark application. The clearance search is critical because its aim is to evaluate the proposed mark against the Lanham Act and other common law resources to determine the likelihood your trademark would result in a registered mark.

Brian Russ Law, Inc. is a United States trademark legal firm that provides 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 distinguish your brand from your competition, but your TikTok search for a competitor won’t cut it. A small business owner and serial entrepreneur, attorney Brian sees the efforts of small business owners and the importance of securing brand protection is vital when establishing the foundation for your company. Brian works with companies across 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 advice in Swansea, Illinois, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Hang on now,” you may be saying, “I heard Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law office? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Swansea or Illinois?” Yes! We help customers anywhere with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows lawyers licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.