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Business Name + Domain?
Posted by Anonymous . updated on 2/26/2009
This may seem a bit silly to some, but I am planning to make a business within an existing online MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). It will be a completely non profit business in the sense that it will only operate on game currency. I will hire players in the game to work and pay them with game currency as well. All products sold will be ingame products. The only thing I want that separates it from a virtual business within a game is a website. Tons of people play the game and I want to advertise a bit..
The name of the business is the last name of a well known italian family from the past. After a bit of searching I have seen a couple of real companies with the name. I asked a knowledgeable friend about it and he said as long as my business is non profit and doesn't sell real goods that I wouldn't have any trouble. I don't know whether he is right or not.
Does anyone know?
(the ingame business doesn't real world item trade, it only deals in game currency and game products)
Answers (1)
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JSonnab...
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If you are advertising your "ingame business" in the real world, the business name may very well be a trademark for entertainment related services. If that proves true, the ordinary principals of trademark law would apply.
Regarding using names, that's a bit complicated. You can search the board for "presidents" for a thread on point.
- Jeff
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