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moridinamael comments on Open thread, Sep. 19 - Sep. 25, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: moridinamael 20 September 2016 07:41:09PM *  1 point [-]

I have a name that I want to give my new product. That name is already trademarked for an unrelated use. Is it a bad idea to go ahead and use that product name? Is a trademark comprehensive enough that I should just pick a different name?

Comment author: ChristianKl 20 September 2016 09:15:30PM 3 points [-]

Registering a trademark doesn't cost that much. You can simply apply to register a trademark for your product for your usage and see whether the government will grant you a trademark for that usage.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 21 September 2016 09:16:19PM *  1 point [-]

The cost depends on the number of class and countries you want to register it in. For reference: There are 45 internationally agreed on classes.

Comment author: Elo 21 September 2016 11:30:07PM -2 points [-]

is it google-able. If you google the name, will you show up easy? That's what having a name is all about right?

Comment author: ChristianKl 23 September 2016 10:13:03AM 0 points [-]

You also don't want to get sued and be forced to change your name.