Anyone experienced potential legal action against you for your business name due to trademark infringement?
My business has been open for 4 years & its legal name is a 1 word name that’s also used by a similar business of the same type in another state. However, our DBA includes the name of the town in which I do business. Due to the lawsuit, i have to be careful, so as an example, lets say my business is a coffee shop named “Java”. My DBA is “Java–a Jonesville Coffeehouse.” (NO, I’m not fighting Starbucks-thank god!)
Their DBA uses “Java” but their legal name does not. They DO have a US Trademark (“Service Mark”) for “Java Coffeehouse”.
