Brand names?

Question

If WEB is a brand name and I can't legaly use it, can I use an expresion like Welcome Every Body (using WEB as capitals) for an event i organise about web.

Answer 1

Excuse me - this is a question you will have to ask at the office that registeres - trade marks (I think that is the legal term for it).

Trade marks are registered:
- nationally (cheaper to register)
- E.E.C wide (more expensive
- I think the U.S is seperate and I am not sure if world-wide registration is possible

For all of this information you need to go to the closest chamber of commerce.

Answer 2

Sure. You can even use "WEB." A trademark protects the holder from other people passing off their product as the trademarked one. For example, you cannot sell a photocopier that you call Xerox, unless you are really Xerox. A trademark does not, however, wholly prohibit others from using the trademarked term. You are allowed to use the term if it is merely descriptive of the products or services you offer. For example, if you have a company that sells photocopiers, you may certainly advertise "Xerox" copiers in print ads, media, etc. Similarly, if you offer training seminars on how to use copiers, there is no problem with you advertising "Xerox 101" or calling your seminar "Everything you wanted to know about your Xerox" so long as you do not represent yourself to be that company.

Sounds like you want to do something similar to the latter, perhaps a tutorial about how to use WEB. If that is the case, it is perfectly acceptable to use "WEB" in the name of your event.

As a caveat, it would possibly be infringement of their mark to name your company something with "WEB" in it, if you provide similar products or services.

Good explanation of general trademark protections may be found at the US Patent and Trademark Office's website: www.uspto.gov.

Answer 3

Hope you don't get sued.

Answer 4

sure try it....at worst you will get sued

Answer 5

Why not try "WWW" instead?

Answer 6

I've no idea