OT: Question for the lawyers out there

[Buythatcard]

Originally Posted by Leon

Do as Adam said ..

But unless they are hurting your business who cares? Too many other things to worry about...
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Not hurting my business yet. Just don't like anyone trying to use my business success for their own gains.

I still like to hear opinions from this board. Not always the best ones but there are always a few good ones.

[brunswickreeves]

My Patent Attorney once advised me: ‘Patents and Trademarks are a costly license to sue.’ So do you really want to go down that path given your time and money available, especially when Japanese language translation costs would be a factor and HUGE cost from your attorney? Or focus your capital and time on furthering your business, etc.?

As a real world example, I enforced my startup’s vendor contract 5+ years ago with a US based product testing agency and it cost well over $2K.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

My Patent Attorney once advised me: ‘Patents and Trademarks are a costly license to sue.’ So do you really want to go down that path given your time and money available, especially when Japanese language translation costs would be a factor and HUGE cost from your attorney? Or focus your capital and time on furthering your business, etc.?

As a real world example, I enforced my startup’s vendor contract 5+ years ago with a US based product testing agency and it cost well over $2K.

2K in legal fees for most engagements is a pittance.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

2K in legal fees for most engagements is a pittance.

Yeah, unless you are McDonalds and are going after McDavids, selling hamburgers with some kind of yellow arch like thing, I'd probably ignore them. No offense, but likely this Japanese company has never heard of your business.


If you have a lawyer friend dash off a form cease and desist letter to them might be worth a stab at shutting them up. Beyond that will get very costly quickly. Particularly with the non US element as others have pointed out.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

2K in legal fees for most engagements is a pittance.

Peter charges more than that for a handshake in the lobby.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Peter charges more than that for a handshake in the lobby.

It takes time to get down to the lobby. I imagine 2K would not even have paid for a handshake at Skadden.

[FrankWakefield]

I think what greendodger and Leon said are sagacious... Sounds like you did not trademark the name, so I think you don't chase that.

If you don't leave it alone, then a somewhat friendly letter (although it probably won't sound friendly after it's translated) might establish what kind of cards you were dealing with in your business (I think I've gotten one of your business cards a few times over the years), and that so long as their business is in that new stuff, there should be no problem. But I don't think that'll be an inexpensive letter for you.

Now about those $2k handshakes... y'all are thinking pre-Covid. Get with the times, take 4 or 5 large with you.

[samosa4u]

You go after them, then a year later another Asian company will use the same name

[Buythatcard]

It's not worth pursuing. Since I am no longer planning on selling.

Just pissed me off when I first saw it, but now I am over it.

I appreciate the feedback from the forum.