Timeline for Is it legal to use a person's name for a commercial purpose if it is a household name?
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| Apr 7, 2017 at 18:11 | comment | added | David Schwartz | Are we talking strictly about Federal law? Because California (and many other states) have laws about this. | |
| Aug 26, 2016 at 1:31 | comment | added | closetnoc | @phoog I gave you an up-tick. However, there is always the threat. What this article does not say is that McDonalds ceased all actions when Lord MacDonald, who has a family restaurant for some 700 years, threatened to sue McDonalds for the use of his name. articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-02-02/news/… I though you might like the humor in the story. Being a Scot myself, I see my name used by non-Scots all over the place. Cheers!! | |
| Aug 25, 2016 at 17:41 | history | edited | feetwet♦ |
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| Aug 25, 2016 at 5:33 | comment | added | phoog | As long as the name is not under trademark protection for the product or service in question (or, if the trademark is very famous, for any product or service), you can use the name. | |
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| Aug 25, 2016 at 4:50 | history | asked | the_nacho | CC BY-SA 3.0 |