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    Competitor has applied to trademark our business name

    There are 2 grounds on which you could rely to oppose their application: 1 - Passing-off (your unregistered trade mark rights that have arisen as a result of your use of the mark over many years) 2 - Bad faith (that these other people are competitors of yours and registered your trade mark for...
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    Own name defence

    Actually, there are. Trade mark attorneys have a Royal Charter.
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    Will there be trademark confusion if a brand only sounds similar to another?

    Potentially yes. Trade mark similarity is assessed by comparing the marks visually, phonetically and conceptually.
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    Changing a brand name

    Perhaps it's just me (it's been a long week) but I'm not sure what you are asking here; are you able to rephrase?
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    Trademark quandary!

    Hi, The Byre. The IPO can't refuse a trade mark application on the basis of a third party trade mark registration, the owner of the earlier mark would need to oppose. What the registry can do though is tell your friend that is considers his/her trade mark to be too close. I suspect that this...
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    Engaging with cease and desist sender

    I expect it is the text they are concerned about. It's possible that the quote could have been registered as a trade mark.
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    Engaging with cease and desist sender

    Ah so its trade marks that are relevant here rather than copyright. I know its not helpful, but I don't see how anyone can advise you without knowing the full facts. We'd need to know what their trade mark is, and the exact text that you have used on your artwork, as a bare minimum in order to...
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    Engaging with cease and desist sender

    What copyright are they claiming you have infringed?
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    Trademarked after I named my business

    On the face of it, you are on the back foot here. The trade marks sound as if they are similar and his is protected for cleaning services, which is exactly what you do. I doubt you will have built up any protectable goodwill in the one week period that you traded prior to the filing of his...
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    Trademarked after I named my business

    You run domestic cleaning services? Can you copy the list of services that his registration covers on class 37?
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    Trademarked after I named my business

    Were you actually trading under the name before the date at which he filed his trade mark application or had you only made preparations to trade under the name at that time?
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    UK trademark question

    Did you have any sort of business relationship with the manufacturer?
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    Customer social media issue

    Sorry Cyndy - my message was to the OP. I know all about the Streisand effect
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    Customer social media issue

    What sort of legal action do you have in mind?
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    Trademark Query

    That wouldn't be an infringement, no.
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