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Question

i made a company that makes shirts and stickers called neffty. theres already a comany called neff...not neffty so can i get in trouble for this

Answer 1

It depends on many things, including whether the two companies are similar in purpose and where each does business.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Three examples.

1. Apple Computers and Apple Records.  Both logos a bitten apple.  Apple records agreed to allow Apple Computers to use the name, as long as they were not in the music business.  Fine.  Except that Itunes came along.  Oh Oh.  They worked out a settlement.  

2.  Lexus--car division and a Legal search engine. Major law suit.  Car company allowed to use name as it is not a similar business.

3. WWF-World Wildlife Foundation, and World Wrestling Federation.  Permission given with revocation from Wildlife to Wrestling.  Later revoked and now the wrestling is called WCW.

The answer is to see where your business falls in.  If they are not in shirts and stickers, you should be okay.  

Answer 4

Unless you are copying their logo or something, you can&#039;t really get in trouble but they could file legal actiion to make you change the name of your company.  If they are in a similar business, they might win too.

Answer 5

Maybe. I guess it matters if the products confuses people.

Answer 6

No.  Your company is called Neff.  The worst thing that will happen is that they will send you a &quot;Cease and Desist&quot; order.  This isn&#039;t McDonald&#039;s and IP lawyers are expensive.  

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Answer 7

The standard is whether your name is likely to cause confusion to consumers.  If you are in completely different businesses, you should be fine.  If however, neff sells similar products in similar packaging, you could  be in trouble.