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Question

A company has sent me a polite / insistent threatening letter claiming that my name and my handcraft designs product on ebay infringes their trademark. What should I do? I dont have alot of money! Thanks

Answer 1

I would ask them to verify that they in fact have a trademark registered. You would be able to look it up on the internet. http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=se...  This is the US Patent and Trademark office.

It is a matter of principal that if you are right you should be able to keep using the name/logo but as someone mentioned it could be costly to defend and may not be worth it.

Answer 2

This is what I would do if I were I contact them tell them it was a misunderstanding and tell them that you would change the name of your handcraft designs!!!  At least that&#039;s what I would do and go from there!!!

Answer 3

personally, i recommend you change your handcraft designs.  since you don&#039;t have a lot of money for defense or otherwise, you don&#039;t want any suits brought against you.  there are a lot of bullies and thugs in the business world.  sometimes it&#039;s the deep pocket that counts.  just be careful.  i&#039;ve seen and heard a lot of ludicrous infringement cases.  if it&#039;s not too much work, just change your design.  you don&#039;t need the unnecessary legal wranglings.

Answer 4

Change your designs and the name of your product, or quit selling them.  This answer would be the same even if you DID have a lot of money.