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Originally Posted by ikthius
Hey everyone.
I am looking for information about setting up a business....... wow something I never thought I would say.
but I am looking more for things like.
1: do I have to have a unique name for the business?
2: what if someone has what I want as a name for my business?
3: where can I find a list of business names you can't use?
4: where can you check for business logos to not use?
5: do I have to register my business name and logo?
these are the kind of things I am looking at just now, but I cant for the life of me think of how to find these on the net.
ik
edit: was not sure where to put this, as I am trying to search for info on the net, i thought it appropriate here.
can any of you guys help?
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Are you planning on a BUSINESS or a COMPANY? A business doesn't have to register with Companies House, but if you're going Limited (usually need 2 directors, one can be the company secretary) you need to register and have an accountant.
As for names, just do some Google searches for similar ones. As a business, you can use any name you like, really, but if you go Limited, any of the other companies in the register can choose to object to your name if it's too similar to theirs.
As for registering business logos, no, you don't HAVE to register it as a design. You can, legally, use the TM mark to demonstrate that you're using the design as a trademark, although it's not registered. You can't legally use the ® symbol after the design if you haven't registered the design.
Again, if you do register a design, it gets entered into a register, and everyone in the register has a right to object to your design if it's similar to theirs.