Legal Question in Business Law in California

Starting a compnay

Hi , First of all thank to anyone who

is going to answer my question.

I'm trying to start a new company , I

Know there is a company in Canada

with the same name as what i'm

thinkin about , Actually its ***

Entertainment , so i wanna know is

there going to be any legal problem if

i establish a company in the same

field in california like just *** name?

can they sue me or is it illegal?

Thanks .


Asked on 12/17/08, 4:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: Starting a compnay

Look through my recent answers; I answered a very similar question at great length a few days ago. The bottom line is "likelihood of confusion" in the marketplace. Someone who is doing plumbing in San Francisco can call himself Acme Plumbing even though there are 100 other Acme Plumbings in the USA, because the likelihood of consumer confusion and resulting damages is very small. On the other hand, if you bought an airplane and started calling yourself American Airlines and selling tickets, you'd be in big trouble real quick.

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Answered on 12/17/08, 10:22 pm


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