Were you forced to change a name or logo due to similarities with another brand?

[Grant]

Have you ever been forced to change your site or businesses name or logo due to being too similar to another brand or company? I never had the issue myself, but I know a lot of people are forced to change a name or logo because of similarities. Have you ever had to deal with that?

 

[Busybee]

One of my friends had actually used the slogan of a famous juice shop as the name of his business. Once the other juice shop owner came to know of it, their lawyers sent a notice and my friend had to withdraw his trademark application.

 

[Nomad]

Well, this has not happened to me. I have never copied someone's logo and trademark knowingly and I have never received complains about infringing trade marks and logos.

 

[Heatman]

Personally, I wouldn't have to wait for me to be forced to change the business name or logo of my business when there is a very close similarity with another business. This is because I need to have my own business to be unique so that my customers will not get confused and go and patronize my competitor.

 

[stan358]

When I first went for my business registration, to be on the safe side I have to provide about three different names for checking just in case someone else has used one of the names so that no one call me for change anything..

 

[Good-Person]

Have you ever been forced to change your site or businesses name or logo due to being too similar to another brand or company? I never had the issue myself, but I know a lot of people are forced to change a name or logo because of similarities. Have you ever had to deal with that?

I have heard and read a lot about a business changing the name because the name resembled the other company or it was just too similar. However, I think that it depends on where your business is located. If you business is located in a different country, then things could be different.

 

[Henrywrites]

Have you ever been forced to change your site or businesses name or logo due to being too similar to another brand or company? I never had the issue myself, but I know a lot of people are forced to change a name or logo because of similarities. Have you ever had to deal with that?

Luckily, I have not had a situation where I was forced to do so. I have had logos in the past that doesn't even relate to having to change their design because of a rival business. Maybe, it is because I cherish uniqueness and try to set out some of those things when I am planning of what to setup in my business.