Choosing that business name

[DarrenC]

Hi,

I am in the process of writing my business plan for a new business that I am going to be launching in the Spring.

I have a great idea for a business name, and can't find it on companies house, and a domain name for it too.

Are there any other things I should be doing to ensure that no one else is using the name, so that I'm not going to get myself into hot water.

Darren

[Magsite]

Darren

Is it travel based?

Looks like you have your hands full with businesses!!

Lisa

[refreshious]

I don't know if registering as Limited does the job. But here's somewhere that you can protect it

http://www.start.biz/home.htm

[DarrenC]

Thanks Refreshious!

Lisa, this is my final business, the final jigsaw piece heheh and yup it's travel.

That's me done then.

Darren

[Joyous]

I don't know if registering as Limited does the job. But here's somewhere that you can protect it

http://www.start.biz/home.htm

I'm sure I've read on this forum a number of times that the National Business Register cannot protect your name and that using a registered trademark was the only sure-fire way.

One for the legal bods methinks.

Joy

[Jayne]

Try Philip at Crossguard, he's an expert in this stuff. He'll send you a price list and how to protect you new name if you PM him! It's pretty heavy going understanding all this stuff.

Jayne :D

[refreshious]

I don't know if registering as Limited does the job. But here's somewhere that you can protect it

http://www.start.biz/home.htm

I'm sure I've read on this forum a number of times that the National Business Register cannot protect your name and that using a registered trademark was the only sure-fire way.

One for the legal bods methinks.

Joy

post the link(s)

[Joyous]

I don't know if registering as Limited does the job. But here's somewhere that you can protect it

http://www.start.biz/home.htm

I'm sure I've read on this forum a number of times that the National Business Register cannot protect your name and that using a registered trademark was the only sure-fire way.

One for the legal bods methinks.

Joy

post the link(s)

http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/ftopic9553.php
http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/ftopic8670.php

For starters

[fastfences]

You're absolutely correct, Joyous. Trademarking is the only way. I have taken legal advice on thisand Philip from Crossguard is processing my documents.
cheers, Nigel

[refreshious]

So National Business Register is offering a service that they cannot really provide?

[fastfences]

They provide the service, but have no legal 'clout' or legislation to enforce any contravention of protection.
Cheers, Nigel

[refreshious]

so they say they can protect a business name but they really can't? I might start offering services like that

[bwglaw]

The National Business Register is in my opinion misleading people in thinking they are a 'statutory body' and offer some kind of 'protection'. They are merely a private business making money from the lack of knowledge of others who are new in business

Trade mark is the ONLY way. I also recommend Philip at Crossguard. His email is mail@crossguard.info

Jonathan

[VeryMark]

You must check out any name from a trade mark perspective - trade mark rights provide a monopoly over everything.

If you go ahead without a trade mark search, you are really making your new business venture a hostage to fortune - we recently had someone be forced to change their main product name a month before a major exhibition.

Call me and I can advise you what's involved.