Oh I plan to be nice, and to smile, but if they try and use my trade name, theyz gonna get sued. ;)
On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <fccowork...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh brother! and looks like my crystal ball still works :) In such a small > town, you'll want to keep an olive branch firmly extended even if you have > to grit your teeth a little. > > angel > > > On Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:26:02 PM UTC-6, Kevin Haggerty wrote: >> >> Angel, >> >> Thanks, and good suggestion! We're actually looking to open up >> fundraising in the next few days, and one of the things we're hoping to do >> is offer discounted memberships for those who sign up in advance (as many >> of you have done). >> >> Additionally, I got some "fun" news this morning. Apparently, the >> landlords of the place we were looking at previously are now planning to >> still try and do a coworking spaced out of the property, and they plan to >> call it Cowork Gloucester VA. >> >> My plan was never to call the venue that, but it was always the brand >> used to promote the movement, so they're definitely infringing and >> potentially adding market confusion. >> >> I now believe my suspicions have been confirmed and that they intended to >> push me out with an outrageous offer and attempt to do it without me. >> >> As soon as I heard the news, I went online and trademarked the name, >> Cowork Gloucester VA. I also own the website, and all the social networking >> accounts. Next, I plan to go down to the county and register there. So, >> weird strategy on their part, but if they move forward, they may end up >> funding my coworking space. :) >> >> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/coworking/WWy8mg1_Kto/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
