A trademark clearance search is the proper starting point for each trademark application. The clearance search is vital because its role is to assess your proposed trademark 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 performs detailed clearance searches for proposed trademarks. Our firm, based in California, steadfastly advises businesses to build and protect their brands.

We appreciate 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, attorney Brian appreciates the efforts of small business owners and the importance of securing brand protection is critical when formalizing the foundation for your company. Brian works with businesses throughout the United States work through common trademarking 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 Virginia Beach, Virginia, then you’ve come to the right place.

“Wait a second,” you may be thinking, “I heard Brian Russ Law, Inc. a California law office? Can they help clients outside of California, like in Virginia Beach or Virginia?” Yes! We help entrepreneurs anywhere with trademark registration support services. The USPTO allows lawyers licensed anywhere in the US to represent clients in USPTO proceedings.