How can you trademark your name if your name is already trademarked? Say for example your name is James Bond. Can you trademark it?
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I have no idea. I would say no. I think it’s first come first get.
Sure you can. As long your James Bond the famous real estate agent and not James Bond the famous um, agent.
EX: Donna Karan is trademarked for certain purposes. If your name is also Donna Karan but you are a plumber you can go ahead and use the the name in promoting your plumbing business.
It’s really much more complicated and I’m no expert. But yes there are ways of overcoming the same or similar name in TM cases.
It is actually very difficult to trademark a name, just for the reason you posted above. Only people associated with names that have gotten lots of specific recognition have even a chance to get the trademark. Now if you incorporated your middle name, it would be easier since it would be more distinctive. But a three word name does not have the same marketability. And the owner of the James Bond trademark would challenge someone who just got the James Ray Bond trademark. The courts would determine the winner.