- The business name "MyBusiness" LLC (dummy name for this purpose) is available for registration in my State.
- MyBusiness.com is taken by a domain hoarder, and it's just parked with ads on it.
- I registered MyBusiness.co and it's what plan to use.
- The "MyBusiness" name is Trademarked by a US Company. It was trademarked 20 years ago for one of their products—that seems to no longer be on the market. The last mention I see of it is from 2005. Trademark is still registered and alive though.
- There are several businesses with *similar* names within the US. These show up when searching for "MyBusiness" on Google.
- There are several businesses in other countries operating under the name "MyBusiness". These also show up on Google.
- The question I am facing now, before registering the business name, would it be wise of me to register for example "MyBusiness Marketing" instead of simply "MyBusiness"?
- Should I be concerned with the trademark mentioned above in #4? I only plan to do business within my state. Legally it should be OK, from what I understand.
- Pro thought #1: Having it be "MyBusiness Marketing" could make the company easier to find (probably number one on Google fairly quickly) among the others when searching for my actual company name.
- Pro thought #2: I can still operate "MyBusiness Marketing" from the MyBusiness.co domain name.
- Is it worth it sacrificing the shorter name when registering the company name? Any thoughts on this?
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