Another company has my name

[chris day]

hello guys

I am in a bit of a mess at the moment as I had just discovered another company up north has exactly the same
Name as myself after all my clients and all s my branding in may have to change everything!!!

I operate in London and was wondering if anyone before has been forced to change their names?

I was wondering if I should just talk to the guy as his company had been formed long before i formed my company.

 

[coolsparx]

I had almost exactly the same situation, when I set up I did all the usual searches etc, but didn't come up with anything. I received an email out of the blue after trading for 2 years, I was x Electrical Solutions & he was x Electrical. I am a sole trader & I think he was too, but he claimed to have been trading first so asked me to change my name, naturally I went into a worrying panic too.

However my situation was different in that the other guy was only about 20 miles away, so I replied to his email & asked to meet up for a coffee. At our meeting, I agreed to change my name if he agreed to help pay for my branding changes, which he did.

Six years on, it seems like a distant memory.