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Once you register, nobody else can use the name locally, which protects your business brand. If someone new starts using your name, contact the city or county office you registered with. It may be the new business hasn't registered its DBA. In that case, the county can inform the company it's violating the law.
Can Two Companies Have the Same Name? Yes, however, certain requirements must be met in order for it to not constitutes trademark infringement and to determine which party is the rightful owner of the name.
DBA names are also referred to as assumed names, trade names and fictitious names. You can't use an existing DBA name or one registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Names that are similar to existing names are not allowed.
If you choose a name that is too similar to the name of a competing business, that business may accuse you of infringing on its trademark rights. When that happens, you may be forced to change the name of your business. You may even be ordered to pay monetary damages.
Yes, with some exceptions. When you're forming a corporation or an LLC in a state, the name must be unique to your business within that state. Others can form LLCs and businesses in other states that have the same name as yours. If you want to protect your business name across all states, you will need to trademark it.
The same trademark laws for registered company names extends to domain names. If another business has the same domain name as you, you can take legal action against them for trademark infringement, and vice versa.
Under the rules, the phrase 'identical or nearly identical' has a specific meaning. If a name is identical or nearly identical to another name, we must not register it. However, the law does not prevent the registration of business names that are similar.
Legally, there should not be any issue with companies of the same name in different countries.
Can Two Companies Have the Same Name? Yes, however, certain requirements must be met in order for it to not constitutes trademark infringement and to determine which party is the rightful owner of the name.