Someone is using my trademark.
Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted 22 days ago in Intellectual Property
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hi,
My company name is: xxxxxxx (rather not to disclose the full name in this blog)and i would realy want to have the phone number: 1-800-xxxxxxx . this phone number is now used as a fax for some company, i have decided to send a fax to this number asking if they would sell the number to me, I havent mentioned my company name. few days later i got an email from a lady representing the business that has this number, saying she could only rent it to me and that she knows that it spells xxxxxxx, now i checked and there is not a registered trademark for this name. so i was wondering if i will register it, could i somehow be entitled to get this number? - Is this your question? Add additional information Answers (2)Pamela Koslyn
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Does that mean you haven't registered the trademark either? Does that mean that this company isn't using the word either? Then they're not using your trademark, and you have a business name, but you may not be using the word as a trademark and you haven't secured your own trademark rights.
You should try to register the trademark without further delay because your "common law" rights derived from your use, if you're actually using that word as a mark, won't fare well against users who have similar names/marks and have bothered to register them. Will your local phone company re-assign a number from one customer to you just because that number happens to spell out your business name and maybe your common law trademark? I think that's extremely unlikely. Whether or not you get this phone number from the phone company or by buying it or renting it from the current user, you should still register your name/mark. See an IP lawyer to help you figure out your intellectual property issues. Disclaimer: Please note that this answer does not constitute legal advice, and should not be relied on, since each state has different laws, each situation is fact specific, and it is impossible to evaluate a legal problem without a comprehensive consultation and review of all the facts and documents at issue. This answer does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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