Legal Question in Business Law in Australia
Can a business offering the same service as another business use the other businesses registered business name on there websites homepage ?
Asked on 3/06/16, 8:56 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Steve White
White SW Computer Law
You need to be more specific.
Business names are state based and provide no IP rights other than evidence of common law usage.
Therefore what you propose is possibly legal.
Please provide more information and we will provide a more detailed answer.
Answered on 3/08/16, 5:03 pm
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