Polite Society Holsters: Humble Beginings!

[oak1971]

Bought one at the show for my Kahr MK9 Elite. It's comfortable and conceals well, I need to play around with the height adjustments a bit, but liking it so far and better than some others I have lying around.

 

[Harrod]

They look sharp, keep them going like that and I'm sure you'll do well. If you ever get one for a PT145pro I may have to pick one up! Good luck brother.

 

[ATLDave]

NOT LEGAL ADVICE:

Livnoutdoorsxd9,

The holsters look really nice. Really clean and sharply molded.

Before you invest too much money or marketing time in a company name that is already used by another company in the same market, and that is based on, or intended to invoke, the works of authorship of another person, consider talking to an attorney with an intellectual property practice. Just a thought, take it or leave it.

 

[Lost Sheep]

NOT LEGAL ADVICE:

Livnoutdoorsxd9,

The holsters look really nice. Really clean and sharply molded.

Before you invest too much money or marketing time in a company name that is already used by another company in the same market, and that is based on, or intended to invoke, the works of authorship of another person, consider talking to an attorney with an intellectual property practice. Just a thought, take it or leave it.

That is someting I had not thought.

I worked for a sole proprietership company (computer consulting) whose clientele was completely local, but whose name was almost (not quite) identical to another company located elsewhere. Eventually, my boss received a complaint about the name.

Rather than spend a lot of time and energy fighting over who had the right to use the name, he changed names to one that included his own name embedded in it.

"Polite Society" is (in my legal opinion, which, while not illegal, has absolutely no legal standing at all) a non-copyrightable phrase. But, if is similar to another company, it might be prudent to contact them and get their OK in writing that they do not object to the similarity. (Or, you could change your name to "Holsters for a Polite Society" or some such if it were necessary. Then file for a copyright on the phrase.) Preemptive action, so to speak.

Good luck.

 

[ATLDave]

NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Lost Sheep,

Copyright and trademark are not the same thing. "Burger King" is probably not possessed of enough content to be copyrightable, but I promise you that it is a trademark! Trademark has little to nothing to do with originality, and everything to do with consumer confusion about the source of goods or services.

As I said, the OP may want to talk to a competent IP lawyer before he dumps more time and money into the name that he has chosen.