I am starting a non-profit organisation and I would like to call it a 'guild', but I don't know if this word has legal implications like the way the words 'limited company' do. I think that guilds had to have royal charters in the middle ages. Are there any laws still on the books about guilds? Can anybody use this word to describe their organisation?
2006-10-06 03:18:39 · 3 answers · asked by SmartBlonde 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Because of the Historical meaning of 'Guild' you may find that registration of that name will be refused.
However if you are not intending to register your organisation as a charity or a business it will should not matter as long as the name you chose is not 'substantially' the same as a existing company name or Trade mark
2006-10-06 14:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by pcg2645 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guild used to be the name for the trade associations like for example inthe city of london ,the worshipful company of saddlers etc.
2006-10-06 10:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by joseph m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not cited in the Oxford Dictionary of Law.
2006-10-06 12:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by Louise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋