Is this name copy written?

Well I play on getting some more morphs and to breed them also get lots of other reptiles like burms, retics, GTPs, boas, monitors, lizards, etc. And I was planning to call my business either East Coast Reptiles or East Coast Herp in a couple or few years when I am established because anywhere I move to I can still use that since I don't plan on leaving the east any time soon. What I was wanting to know is your opinions on which one is better and more like-able. I saw East Coast Reptiles has a facebook page and on the page it says local business but they don't have any other website that I know of. And yes I know about East Coast Reptile Supply but their url is eastcoastreptile.com no S. So is either one of these names being used for a legitimate business and more importantly is either one copy written? Also I will not be using this account any more, will be using one of these names so I don't have to switch later.

To find out if a certain name is a trademark or not you will need to do the appropriate research http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...008:i0l4j0.1.1

And here is all you want to know about trademarks http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp

Well I play on getting some more morphs and to breed them also get lots of other reptiles like burms, retics, GTPs, boas, monitors, lizards, etc. And I was planning to call my business either East Coast Reptiles or East Coast Herp in a couple or few years when I am established because anywhere I move to I can still use that since I don't plan on leaving the east any time soon. What I was wanting to know is your opinions on which one is better and more like-able. Also I found out that neither has a copy-write. I will not be using this account any more as I will be using one of these names so I don't have to switch over later.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

To find out if a certain name is a trademark or not you will need to do the appropriate research http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...008:i0l4j0.1.1

And here is all you want to know about trademarks http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp

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Thank you Deborah, very helpful as always :) Neither has a copy-write.

I wouldnt really worry about business names until you are actually producing and selling the animals you are wanting to work with. You may also want to check state tax laws regarding promoting yourself as a business

they may not be copy written but i remember when a squabble happened over something similar before. just because one does not have an "s" doesnt mean that they cant sue you. if you are selling the same product then they can still sue you. its happened before in the reptile world. email jeff barranger or look up old threads on a an older forum.
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either one sounds good, to me, having "Herps" at the end implies there will be amphibians too, but i wouldnt necessarily be dissapointed to see that you didnt have any, so they both sound good to me

I think you might want to reconsider your buisness name. A quick google search shows that East Coast Reptiles is already being used by a couple of people and if you ever want a web site you can't get eastcoastherps.com because someone is already using that domain.

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Originally Posted by cmack91

either one sounds good, to me, having "Herps" at the end implies there will be amphibians too, but i wouldnt necessarily be dissapointed to see that you didnt have any, so they both sound good to me

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Thank you and I think I will use East Coast Herp since eastcoastherps.com is taken or I could use East Coast Herps and just use ECH.com as my domain. I'd like to do amphibians too am I probably will but I don't know much about amphibians and I do extensive research daily on reptiles.

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Originally Posted by Kinra

I think you might want to reconsider your buisness name. A quick google search shows that East Coast Reptiles is already being used by a couple of people and if you ever want a web site you can't get eastcoastherps.com because someone is already using that domain.

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What do you suggest? :) Also I could use East Coast Herp since eastcoastherp.com isn't taken or I could go with East Coast Herps and just use ECH.com as my domain.

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

I wouldnt really worry about business names until you are actually producing and selling the animals you are wanting to work with. You may also want to check state tax laws regarding promoting yourself as a business

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I won't be promoting myself as a business. I'll only be using the name on here so I don't have to change it later and won't be using it anywhere else until i'm established. And you all know that I won't have an established business until a couple or few years.

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Originally Posted by evan385

What do you suggest? :) Also I could use East Coast Herp since eastcoastherp.com isn't taken or I could go with East Coast Herps and just use ECH.com as my domain.

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I don't really have any suggestions, mine isn't very creative it's just my initials. :P

ech.com is taken, but I do like East Coast Herp so you could use eastcoastherp.com. :)

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Originally Posted by Kinra

I don't really have any suggestions, mine isn't very creative it's just my initials. :P

ech.com is taken, but I do like East Coast Herp so you could use eastcoastherp.com. :)

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Thank you Kinra, I think I will go with that :D

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Originally Posted by evan385

I will not be using this account any more as I will be using one of these names so I don't have to switch over later.

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You don't get to just create a new account because you want to use a new name. ;) That is strictly against the rules of the site. However, we do allow our members to make one name change if they choose to do so. We'll be happy to work with you on that so you can keep your current account here.

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Originally Posted by JLC

You don't get to just create a new account because you want to use a new name. ;) That is strictly against the rules of the site. However, we do allow our members to make one name change if they choose to do so. We'll be happy to work with you on that so you can keep your current account here.

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Okay I didn't know and thank you. I choose East Coast Herp :D

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Originally Posted by evan385

Okay I didn't know and thank you. I choose East Coast Herp :D

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You only get to do this once....so take some time and be 100% sure that's the name you want to go with for your company. I don't think it's a choice that should be made lightly. Send me a PM whenever you are ready. :)

You cannot copyright a name, you can only trademark it. Copyright is for "works," not titles.

The primary factor in determining trademark conflict is consumer confusion... if a judge rules that the consumer is likely to be confused by "reptile" vs "reptiles", you'd lose that lawsuit.

It seems to me that you'd be better off trying to come up with a more creative name that can't be confused with other companies in the same market. Not just because of trademark conflict, but you're likely to confuse *your* potential customers.

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Originally Posted by JLC

You only get to do this once....so take some time and be 100% sure that's the name you want to go with for your company. I don't think it's a choice that should be made lightly. Send me a PM whenever you are ready. :)

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Okay thank you, i'll try to think of some other names and get back to you. I'm not 100% sure of East Coast Herp as my permanent name because I do not plan to spend my whole life on the east coast or even in the USA so I should think of something that does not apply to location.

Seeing that you are from Knoxville. What about the following names?

Tennessee Herps or Reptiles
Mid-American Exotics or Morphs
Artistic Exotics
East Tennessee Herps or Reptiles
Mountain View Morphs

Just a few for thought I came up with just now for ya.

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Originally Posted by MidSouthMorphs

Seeing that you are from Knoxville. What about the following names?

Tennessee Herps or Reptiles
Mid-American Exotics or Morphs
Artistic Exotics
East Tennessee Herps or Reptiles
Mountain View Morphs

Just a few for thought I came up with just now for ya.

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Thank you. I want something that I can keep for life so it can't be region based. I really like Artistic Exotics, unfortunately that is trademarked by a group on flickr.com for pictures of exotic cars. I'll think of something :) I may just go with Swanson Exotics.

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Originally Posted by evan385

Thank you. I want something that I can keep for life so it can't be region based. I really like Artistic Exotics, unfortunately that is trademarked by a group on flickr.com for pictures of exotic cars. I'll think of something :) I may just go with Swanson Exotics.

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Swanson Exotics sounds good to me.

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Originally Posted by MidSouthMorphs

Swanson Exotics sounds good to me.

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Thanks :) I'll keep thinking and see if I don't come up with something better, but I think my name with Exotics is the best option lol