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I certainly don't want to play with someone else's TM. I do understand where you're coming from. I'm just wondering why other legal articles mention trademarking the same names when you're in different business sectors, as though it's a relatively common path for some. Like I said, if this was...

What about two companies in different industries having the same name trademarked? How common is that? As I said, we are two completely different business models. You seem to have written off a lot of my questions as wanting simply to "infringe and get away with it", yet this doesn't seem to...

Thanks Jack. I'm not necessarily wanting to infringe here. If this were an active company, engaged in business, I wouldn't give it a second thought and we'd move on. Given that they abandoned the name 5 years ago, let their domains expire, and social media accounts go dormant, I felt we had a...

Thanks Jack. I've read varying opinions online, which is why I was driven to post here. I appreciate your feedback and think if I'm erring on the side of caution, yours is sound advice. Their TM registation hit the 10-year mark this past January? Is there anything they should be doing at this...

I've encountered an incredible opportunity that involves starting a new company to take advantage of a contract. I've owned several businesses over the past 20 years, however, I've never had any significant issues with IP law. For this new company, I've decided on a company name that everyone...