I would say that it's a fairly small amount to pay to protect something you have worked so hard for.
Watch the movie Founder... Heather Lavergne 512.689.2698 > On May 11, 2017, at 8:02 AM, Kevin Haggerty <kevinrhagge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, for those of you who have been following, some of this is repeat info, > but the short summary is this: > > We were working with landlords who pretended to believe in our idea to bring > coworking to our community, jacked up the rent to an unbelievable amount they > knew we couldn't pay so we have to walk away, and are now trying to do the > space without us -- which we now suspect was they plan all along. > > Additionally, I've gotten wind that they even intend to try and use the name > we'd been using for the movement, Cowork Gloucester VA. > > I own and have always owned the domain (www.coworkGloucesterVA.com), as well > as the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts with the same namesake. > > Yesterday, we created our LLC with the same name, filed our trade name > paperwork with the County, got our business license with that name, and, I > think, checked all of those boxes. > > Additionally, I also filed for the trademark online, and here's where my > question comes in: > > In order to finalize the trademark, I need to pay another $275 for the filing > fee. I'd rather not so that if I don't have to. Do you think the trademark is > overkill, or is it necessary? With all the other things I've squared away, > even without the trademark, wouldn't infringement be easy to prove if they > try and use our name? > > Thanks! > > -- > 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. -- 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.
