Can a competitor be sued for starting a business with a very similar name as mine?
You can sue him if you had him sign a non compete or your mark is trademarked... Otherwise I doubt you have any other case. However, you mint want...
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You can sue him if you had him sign a non compete or your mark is trademarked... Otherwise I doubt you have any other case. However, you mint want...
You can use the name "SwiftVision Media" in the USA as long as, the UK company "Swift Vision" does not hold a US registered trademark or has first...
Essentially you could have filed a reply to the opposition if you believe that likelihood of confusion did not exist between the marks. However,...
I mostly practice fashion law in NYC. It is very hard for fashion designers to protect their designs bec/ we don't have Copyright protection for...
You should definitely hire an attorney to deal with this issue. The reason why a person like yourself files for a federal trademark in the first...
This is not illegal on any grounds. First, you are not bound to any contract. Even if you were bound to a contract, in most cases, no one can be...
You need to obtain licenses from the owners of the Copyrighted forms of art.