Are these 2 business names too similar?

pgj2015

The following names are made up btw.

company A) is Carlow physio and recovery

company is called physio in Carlow, wicklow, louth and Tullow.


would company A have any legal case against company B using a similar name?

both companies operate in the same town.

Company A has their name registered with CRO.

duffman13

pgj2015 wrote: »

The following names are made up btw.

company A) is Carlow physio and recovery

company is called physio in Carlow, wicklow, louth and Tullow.


would company A have any legal case against company B using a similar name?

both companies operate in the same town.

Company A has their name registered with CRO.

Company B has a terrible name but I wouldn't imagine so, fairly distinctive differences in the names

vurstflavor

Both should have better names but the one with reg name will sue the competition

brian_t

B reads like a description of an individual in an Ad rather than a company name.

Are you comparing like with like.

pgj2015

brian_t wrote: »

B reads like a description of an individual in an Ad rather than a company name.

Are you comparing like with like.

Yes. are the names too similar in your opinion?

Peregrinus

No. I don't think that by adopting a business name which includes the fairly broad terms "physio" and "Carlow" you thereby get an effective veto over any other name featuring those two terms.

(Note that registering a business name does not give you any kind of exclusive rights, or bar the registration of other similar names. That is not the point of business name registration.)

Claw Hammer

vurstflavor wrote: »

Both should have better names but the one with reg name will sue the competition

Sue for what?