Is it legal to run a company name ex. "gameboxx" if the company "gamebox" already exi

Is it legal to run a company name ex. "gameboxx" if the company "gamebox" already exist?

I am planning to start a company named "funboxx", but the site maybe company "funbox" already exist, so wanted to make this thing clear that is this legally ok or not, before i go any further.

Thanks in advance.

 

You should be fine, as long as you don't use any slogans, phrases, or images that the site FunBox use. If they contact you, tell them you're in no legal breach.

 

yup i guess actually filebox is some middlemen between publisher and advertiser company, one i am planning to launch is gonna be a network of fun websites, like video watching, social networking, image galleries etc. where i will be rewarding people to have fun (something like that) but are you sure there is no law or something that states such company naming is illegal or so?

 

You are looking at possible trademark infringement - especially if you are talking about a domain or website. Adding another letter to an existing mark does not get around infringement.

 

As you posted in the Legal queries, I must tell you the registrar will in no way approve that name as a similar company is already in place. So incorporating the company on that name and operating it is out of question

 

This is complete nonsense.

 

May be I should have phrased it in a better way. I meant to say they will not approve the name as a company with similar name exists. And by registrar, I did not mean Domain Registrar, I was referring to Registrar of Companies.

I don't know how it does not make sense to you.

 

Back in the days, Microsoft sued coolmaildotcom and won just because its so much like hotmaildotcom

Are you saying it would it be safe use a domain like http://www.youtuberr.com ?

 

Ahh, we do not have anything called "Registrar of Companies" where I live (never even heard of that), but I see the point you are making now. Yes, if he were to try to register the same business name in the same jurisdiction as someone already using a similar name it would probably be rejected by the entity who handles those company names.

It didn't make sense because the term "registrar" is commonly used in reference to domain registration and not frequently used in the manner you used it.

 

Here in India and in UK as well, we call them as Registrar of Companies or Companies House just like you have California Secretary of State in your state (guessing from your DP location) who handles business registrations.