Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Trademark

You cant tell whether someone may have a case against you without getting an attorney and into specifics.

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Re: Trademark

You may want to try filing your proposed trademark yourself and see what happens. The filing fee to do it on line is generally $325. Try www.uspto.gov and go to trademarks. The site is not intuitive and you'll need to study the on-line instructions very carefully to wade through the process.

One particular tip is to determine the international numerical class for your goods or services early in the process. It's a two-digit number. This is what essentially determines whether your product or service is "different" from another registrant's.

It is also important to decide early on whether you can register based on use in commerce or whether you can allege only an intent to use.

Based on what you've said in your question, I'd guess that the other trademarked name you describe is not going to be a problem, but there are plenty of other potential barriers to a successful registration.