Re: Domain name for start up

Subject: Re: Re: Domain name for start up

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: : I up starting up a business (online eCommerce and marketing) and have a name (eg. CoName). The name I was going to use is trademarked by a company manufacturing environmental products. Can two companies hold the same trademark in such a case? : : If I buy a domain name (CoName.Com) with full intention of starting an online business, could this get me in trouble with the existing trademark holder (manufacturer). : : Thanks : Dear Mr. Sheperd, : We recommend starting with a domaine name check followed by a trademark search. This helps avoid a double whammy of confusion between a domain name and a trademark. : Two idential trademarks and live side by side for different goods or services. There are risks and legal questions to be answered by an exact examination of law and fact. : The last thing anybody needs is to start a business with a legal problem, whether you are rich or poor. : Buy a domain name that conflicts with a trademark is asking for trouble. Once you know what you have and what you want it is easier to stay clear of legal problems. : If this were a medicine the said watch out for the after effects would you take it without advice as to what might happen to you? : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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