How can i find out if a business name is already taking... Also if you get a dba and use that business name on your shirts.. Can you get sued if its not trade marked.. I rly have no clue what im talking about but if anyone can help.. It would be well appreciated
say i made my business.. used my business name on my T shirts...and then some one trademarked the name after my business started.. can they sue? and once again i rly dont kno what im talking about lol
say i made my business.. used my business name on my T shirts...and then some one trademarked the name after my business started.. can they sue? and once again i rly dont kno what im talking about lol
I have dealt with this before. They can only sue you if you keep using the name. Also, check first if they trademarked the name in every way. If you ad a hyphen than you might be ok. the best thing to do is trademark your name. in the long run it doesn't cost much.
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say i made my business.. used my business name on my T shirts...and then some one trademarked the name after my business started.. can they sue?
Yes, they can sue. Can they win? That's for the courts to decide. But as I said, people can sue for just about anything.
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how much does a trademark cost ?
Just click on the word trademark in your post to get taken to the US trademark website for information on how much it cost and what the application process
This is a discussion about How can you tell if a business name is taken? that was posted in the General T-Shirt Selling Discussion section of the forums.
How can you tell if a business name is taken? 
But you don't *have* to trademark your DBA. It's not a requirement for doing business.
