Someone STOLE MY business name! VENT

[Picky Chicky]

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If you could sue (I have no idea), but if you could.. one would think you'd make up the difference and then some in damages.

 

[miss_jayne]

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exactly, only for content, not actual name of company. there are many hoops to jump through to be 'official'.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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How unoriginal was she?? What ended up happening in your case?

i didn't pursue it. it wasn't necessary. people figured it out REALLY quick.

when you face paint like the pics below, and someone shows up to do junk, the impersonators die out! (yep, that is my work, they are both my daughter, Hannah)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/12425_hallowhannah2.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/12425_theatremask.jpg

Awesome work!

 

[greyfields]

Unfortntaely just licensing your business here in washington is no prevention of identically named business in the other States. If one of them were to begin selling their products in WA, though, then you have a point. I believe, though, that internet/E-Bay copyright ownership is based upon the state the sale is originating in, so you're probably boned on this one.... unless you federally trademarked yourself.

 

[miss_jayne]

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i didn't pursue it. it wasn't necessary. people figured it out REALLY quick.

when you face paint like the pics below, and someone shows up to do junk, the impersonators die out! (yep, that is my work, they are both my daughter, Hannah)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/12425_hallowhannah2.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/12425_theatremask.jpg

Awesome work!

thanks! your products you have shown in the past have been great too!

 

[Their Other Mother]

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That happend to us and we had to "buy" back the domain name. As far as the Secretary of State / Corporation commission goes, we had established that long before the the internet was active and had bank accounts to prove it so they had to switch their buisness name. But here is another loop hole for the game. A buisness can be registered as "Mary's Little Lamb, Inc." and function as DBA "Lil Lammy". If your registered name is "Lil Lammy" you still can't do anything because they are technically registered as "Mary's Little Lamb"

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Sighs....thanks!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Awesome work!

thanks! your products you have shown in the past have been great too!

Thanks!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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That happend to us and we had to "buy" back the domain name. As far as the Secretary of State / Corporation commission goes, we had established that long before the the internet was active and had bank accounts to prove it so they had to switch their buisness name. But here is another loop hole for the game. A buisness can be registered as "Mary's Little Lamb, Inc." and function as DBA "Lil Lammy". If your registered name is "Lil Lammy" you still can't do anything because they are technically registered as "Mary's Little Lamb"

Weird laws! Sighs...hubby said to offer her the domain name for $5k and come up with something different!