The classic example of unrelated is WWF.......
who were forced to change their name to WWE.
How could anyone confuse Wrestling with the World Wildlife Fund?
This started in the UK FWIW
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Even though the businesses were totally different the letters of the company name were deemed to confuse the market place.?
Posted By: usacanary on July 9th 2021 at 14:52:20
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- PM: wrath lawyeristas (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 9, 14:05:13
- Don’t thing British Airways will like it ! (n/m) (General Chat) - helvegtheowl, Jul 9, 16:44:15
- you could change the name of your little company ltd. to BA (General Chat) - pinkney, Jul 9, 14:40:33
- weelllllll *sucks teeth* it'll cost ya... (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 9, 14:21:10
- I would go (a) and (b) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 9, 15:01:50
- new business innit (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 9, 17:09:38
- The classic example of unrelated is WWF....... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 9, 14:52:20
- Thanks - that was my inclination as well but good to have it confirmed (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 9, 14:22:29
- (and I've checked all names on databases, trademark tools etc and no-one else uses either) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 9, 14:23:48
- I would go (a) and (b) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 9, 15:01:50
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