Trademark question.

[VoxPops]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 02 October 2016 at 09:00

[marshalla]

How distinctive is it? Do consumers/buyers associate it clearly and only with your product(s)?

Minor variations - like "and" vs. "&" are usually treated as equivalent to the form specified in the registration.

[VoxPops]

marshalla said:

How distinctive is it? Do consumers/buyers associate it clearly and only with your product(s)?

Minor variations - like "and" vs. "&" are usually treated as equivalent to the form specified in the registration.

It's a play on words that is associated with what I do. I'll just use the version with 'and' but don't want anyone using something identical, but with an '&', that's all. Safe to cover both on the same application you reckon? Thanks!

[lostmotel]

If you are applying in the UK, you can file what is known as a series to cover this exact situation. The basic official fee covers a series of two.

[E36GUY]

If you trade marked X & Y for your business and establised a trading brand accordingly then, further down the line someone comes along directly competing with you using the brand X and Y then you could protect your trademank on the basis theirs infringes on yours as it is confusingly similar. Look at the Tort of 'Passing off'

[VoxPops]

Thank you, both.