Threats to Dive Operation

In article <11uthngg8qreoed@corp.supernews.com>, mossman@qnet.com (Greg
Mossman) wrote:

> Depending on how widespread your use of the mark. For a local
> diveshop, it might be able to "win" concurrent registration, i.e. the
> ability to continue to use the mark within its local geographical area.

I also have a work coleague/business associatte that runs a company that
is a Limited Company and have been limited since God was in short
trousers. They happen to have the same name as a GLOBAL company, a true
giant in their (and our field) of trade, they also have tried to force my
business assoviatte to stop using the name, thay have failed.

I have deleted comments i just made because they highlighted the weakness
in his case.......dont want to furnish the opposition with fuel.

www.seatreker.com
Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK

<morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Hpudnb051vT_zG3eRVny2Q@pipex.net...

> I dont have a problem with naming them but i dont want to face any
> litigation or prodjudice the case myself, But, my friend actually taught
> me and my wife to dive, and he was trading with that same name back then,
> he can prove it too, he has the bank account name, statements to prove it.
> In the UK you only register a Limited Company, and you only have to do
> that if the company £££££ turnover exceeds a certain amount, i never
> registered my company untill i had been trading for 9 years, untill you do
> register your legal title is "Dave Morgan" trading as..(example) Acme
> Diving.........and that is how my friend has been trading, it does nothing
> to diminish the fact that he has been trading with that name here in the
> uk since 1996, why should some big company come over here.....for christ
> sake they dont even trade here, and stop a man from earning his trade.

Some people can't even use their own names. Try having the last name
McDonald and name a burger joint after yourself and see how long you can
stay in business.

Maybe I can sue that guy who has the mossmanscuba.com website. Anyone know
a good Canadian trademark lawyer?

Thus spake "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> :

><morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:Hpudnb051vT_zG3eRVny2Q@pipex.net...
>
>> I dont have a problem with naming them but i dont want to face any
>> litigation or prodjudice the case myself, But, my friend actually taught
>> me and my wife to dive, and he was trading with that same name back then,
>> he can prove it too, he has the bank account name, statements to prove it.
>> In the UK you only register a Limited Company, and you only have to do
>> that if the company £££££ turnover exceeds a certain amount, i never
>> registered my company untill i had been trading for 9 years, untill you do
>> register your legal title is "Dave Morgan" trading as..(example) Acme
>> Diving.........and that is how my friend has been trading, it does nothing
>> to diminish the fact that he has been trading with that name here in the
>> uk since 1996, why should some big company come over here.....for christ
>> sake they dont even trade here, and stop a man from earning his trade.
>
>Some people can't even use their own names. Try having the last name
>McDonald and name a burger joint after yourself and see how long you can
>stay in business.

I can't use Pyron Technology.

Then there's the famous case of Ewing Oil.

>
>Maybe I can sue that guy who has the mossmanscuba.com website. Anyone know
>a good Canadian trademark lawyer?
>
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