stcroixalta asked: My business has been open for 4 years & its legal name is a 1 word name that’s also used by a similar business of the same type in another state. However, our DBA includes the name of the town in which I do business. Due to the lawsuit, i have to be careful, so as an example, lets say my business is a coffee shop named “Java”. My DBA is “Java–a Jonesville Coffeehouse.” (NO, I’m not fighting Starbucks-thank god!)
Their DBA uses “Java” but their legal name does not. cheap drugs They DO have a US Trademark (“Service Mark”) for “Java Coffeehouse”.
Does anyone have any experience with business name trademark issues?
Any attorneys or people familiar with patents or Intellectual Property with advice?
My friend (an attorney) advised me to add my city name to my DBA years ago to add “locationality” to try to prove, if this ever came up, that no one could confuse the 2 companies since we clearly state our town.
P.S.There are also about 20 other businesses with the same name throughout the US.
