Company names...

[Yard Boy]

I started to use Yard Boy but decided it was too amateur and might be hard to sell to a buyer.

Settled on Absolute Outdoor Services for several reasons:

No limits on services offered

The letters A and B (Absolute) will put my name in front of most alphabetical listings

Sounds professional

No personal name affiliation

Unfotunately www.absoluteoutdoorservices.com seems a little long for a URL. Sorry to disappoint you Phil.

Billy

[mmlawncare]

Originally posted by Yard Boy
Unfotunately www.absoluteoutdoorservices.com seems a little long for a URL. Sorry to disappoint you Phil.

...there are longer ones. That one is not actually too bad.

[cjhamlin]

Name check...

Does anyone know of a good web site to search company names. It would be good to see if anyone else has the same name.

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Thanks

[n2audio]

Originally posted by Runner
Are you a franchisee from them? If not, I sure wouldn't advertise your name too much on here (the internet). They'll have you in litigation and shut your name down in the blink of an eye.
Our name is that that is titled below.

i would love for them to try. i have a legal corp and have legally regestered my name. they are reg. in the state of new jersey and i am reg. in the states of mississippi, louisiana, and alabama. they do not hold a national copyright or trademark to that name.

[bmahaffey0]

You can usually look up company names at your secretary of states website. North Carolina's sec of state shows all the company names that are listed with the state.

I went with Diversified Landscaping for the company name after weeks of trying to decide on something. I didn't want to use any part of my name due to the fact that my last name is hard enough to pronounce for most people.

[Runner]

Originally posted by n2audio
i would love for them to try. i have a legal corp and have legally regestered my name. they are reg. in the state of new jersey and i am reg. in the states of mississippi, louisiana, and alabama. they do not hold a national copyright or trademark to that name.

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That's just it. They DO hold a national copyright, as they are a national franchise. They also hold the trademark for that name. They just shut someone in Florida down who is on another forum and used this name for years. He even went as far as to build a nursery. They have much more money for litigation than most privates. Their info is here.

http://www.lawndoctor.com/terms/

[n2audio]

they do not hold a national ownership or right to that name.
i did alot of research before i went into business. both my law firm and the sec of states for ms,la,and al. all agree that the lawn doctor in new jersey ownes the name in new jersey, while i own it for ms,la,and al.

[mh1314]

TLC Total Lawn Care


"Mow for your Money"

[Runner]

n2,
How's THIS for being close!? Doctor Lawn Bellevue, WA 98004.
They must just pick and choose who they want to go after and bother over this. You just never know with these corporate guys. Atleast they leave YOU alone!

[lawnaerationservice]

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