Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida
Trademark Class question
I am starting a clothing line using example, ''justshirts''. I did a search and ''justshirts'' is registered in a class for computer/internet related services IC-042. Could I register a trademark for ''justshirts'' or ''just shirts'' in class 025?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Trademark Class question
If you attempt registration in class 025 you probably would be okay but you shouldn't limit your search to the trademark office alone. There are also common law trademarks and geographically limited names that could affect your. If you're serious about your business and want to ensure that someone in Palookaville or Desdemona, Alaska isn't going to make a claim of prior use for the mark you ought to consider getting a full name search done. This would likely disclose other marks which, while not identical to your mark, may be sufficiently similar to cause problems for you.