Even changing the spelling of an existing company name may be trademark infringement. This case is a prime example of that in action.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis particular case is a prime example of one company trying to ride on the coattails of another,\u201d said David Alden Erikson, a Los Angeles business litigation attorney<\/a>. Mr. Erikson specializes in Los Angeles fashion law<\/a>, Internet law<\/a>, business litigation<\/a>, trademark and copyright law<\/a>.<\/p>\n This lawsuit involves a language translation company wanting to protect their trademark against another upstart company that has chosen to use their company name with a slight twist. \u201cThe original company name is The LanguageWorks, Inc., which is a foreign translation services company. In Michigan, another company, in the same line of work, has chosen to name their venture LanguageWerks LLC,\u201d Erikson said.<\/p>\n LanguageWorks is asking for an injunction against the \u201cother\u201d company for using a similar and confusing name, as well as statutory damages. The LanguageWorks (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even changing the spelling of an existing company name may be trademark infringement. This case is a prime example of that in action. \u201cThis particular case is a prime example of one company trying to ride on the coattails of…<\/span><\/p>\n