Dear all, We are based in the US, and have a registered limited company since 2002, now for some years a company has been using our name, they are based in Northern Ireland, and are in the same industry as us.
I believe they where set up quickly, as the company we left we're really miffed that we had started our own business.
I was wondering what's our legal situation on this, are we able to stop them from using our name, they are using it as a whole and with dashes in, throughout there entire website.
I'm no lawyer, but my understanding of the situation is that if you have a registered company and they are trading as the same name, they are 'passing off' themselves as you, and you can sue them.
If I were you, I'd go and get some proper legal representation.
After talking to a local solicitor, they are using our name as a "TRADING VEHICLE" and "Passing Off" our company name ... a solicitors letter is winging it's way to them early next week.
Will keep you posted as this case can go to court I believe we have a good case.