Rockett wrote:
>
> If you apply for a company name that is similar to an INACTIVE
> bussiness will they grant you the name?
It's a complicated issue. Corporations are chartered by states, and if
the name is not identical to that of an existing corporation, the
secretary of state will probably go ahead and issue the charter.
Problems may happen when you start USING the name, and the governing
law in this case is likely to be federal.
Let's take a look at your examples:
> Ex.
> inactive company - Modern Solution Investment, Inc.
> possible name - Modern Solutions Investment Company
>
> Or
> this one is active - Alternative Solutions Investment Group, LCC
> possible name - Alternative Solution Investment Company
It's possible that Alternative Solutions Investment Group, LLC has
registered "Alternative Solutions Investment Group" and/or "Alternative
Solutions" as trademarks for certain categories of goods and/or
services. So if you start doing business under the name "Alternative
Solution" and you offer the same goods and/or services, Alternative
Solutions Investment Group may ask a federal court to bar you from
using this name because it is deceptively close to theirs, which they
have registered as a trademark.
Cheers,
NC
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