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Q: Is it illegal to have the same business name as someone else?
Jonathan Craig Reed
Jonathan Craig Reed
answered on Jul 13, 2012

It is probably not illegal in the sense of being a criminal violation. Business names can be valuable intellectual property. Trademark or intellectual property lawyers handle civil lawsuits involving the use and "theft" of business names.

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