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2 Replies Last post: Jul 19, 2008 12:42 PM by Lighthouse24

Company with nearly same name in another country

Jul 18, 2008 2:27 PM

bettybooplove 1 posts since
Jul 18, 2008

I'm about to incorporate my cosmetics company in the U.S. and call it, for sake of example, "Great Day Organics." No corporation in my state has that name, but there's an Ltd company called "Great Day" in England. They sell mostly natural, and some organic, health supplements. Is this a problem?
I don't think it is because we sell different products. I will not sell supplements or anything that is ingested.
The similarity, though, is that we are both sellers of organic products and this has me worried. Could they claim that my name, "Great Day Organics," capitalizes on any success they have selling organic items?

They don't have a website and I have never seen their products for sale in the U.S., but that doesn't mean they don't sell here. They are sold on the web via a UK-based retail vitamin website. I plan on selling in stores and on the web at www.GreatDayOrganics.com (example name, only).

What do you think?

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LUCKIEST 7,942 posts since
Aug 6, 2007

1. Re: Company with nearly same name in another country Jul 19, 2008 11:35 AM

Company with nearly same name in another country, Welcome

NOT TO WORRY, go for it. Every person in business should have both an accountant and a Lawyer.

Check with your Lawyer.

Good luck, LUCKIEST

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Lighthouse24 2,396 posts since
Oct 10, 2007

2. Re: Company with nearly same name in another country Jul 19, 2008 12:42 PM

You're probably fine. However, if you intend to build your company and product line around that name, you may want to register it as a trademark. That process determines that you, in fact, have the ownership or "right" to register the name -- which can help a lot should you one day need to establish or defend your right to use the name. Hope that helps. Welcome to the community and best wishes.

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