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- Line Corporation was founded on September 4, 2000, as Hangame Japan as a part of Hangame, a South Korean game company owned by NHN at the time. In August 2003, the company was renamed to NHN Japan. In 2007 Naver established another Japanese subsidiary Naver Japan, which managed the Naver search engine in Japan before its demise.
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Feb 12, 2014 · I've finally decided on a name for my product line, but after some thorough research have found that a company within the same industry also has the same name, except they are in another country. I am in the U.S. and they are from Taiwan.
- Q:"Can I use the same name as another business from a different country?" A: Wrong question. Of course you CAN, but the real question is what will...
- As noted, it will depend on the goods/services they provide and whether they have a market presence here in the US. Whenever you endeavor into inv...
- It is important to note that a trademark does not have to be registered to be enforceable. This is a concept that confuses many people, but it is t...
- If it is the same industry and a cross over of consumer then you probably will run into trademark issues even if not registered.
Line Corporation (Line 株式会社, Rain Kabushiki gaisha) was a Japanese Internet company. It was a subsidiary of Z Holdings, a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Naver Corporation.
Jul 13, 2016 · Line is the most popular messaging app in Japan, Thailand and Taiwan. It is similar to the likes of Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger or WeChat in China.
If you are using a business name that is the same as another company in your industry, caution is warranted. If you are instead using a name that is the same as another company’s name that offers completely different services or products, there is probably not a trademark issue.
Dec 7, 2023 · However, if your business is using a company name that’s the same as another incorporated company, there could be grounds for a legal dispute, and you may not be able to legally use the business name.
Mar 1, 2021 · To compete with U.S. and Chinese information technology giants, the parent company of Yahoo Japan Corp. integrated its business with messaging app operator Line Corp. on March 1 to become...
Companies generally choose names that are recognizeable/will stand out, and katakana is just another way to do this. In general, katakana is associated with cool foreign words/buzz words. It's a stylistic choice.
