A trademark clearance search is the best starting point for each trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its purpose is to assess 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, eagerly supports companies to build and protect their brands.

We get 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, lawyer Brian appreciates the stress of small business owners and the importance of securing brand protection is critical when formalizing the foundation for your brand. Brian works with businesses across 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 guidance in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, then you’ve come to the right place.

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