Have I killed my business? (Trademark Infringement)

[Singularity73]

Yesterday I received an email from someone about a trademark infringement. We are in the same industry and our names differ by 1 letter. However, when I registered the domain name they were not around. Their site seems to be quite new while mine is almost 2 years old and has a few blogs and videos about it. Theirs seems to not have this yet, I feel they may be trying to piggyback off my existing traffic.

Problem is, I have not trademarked my name as I'm still in the process of trying to make revenue, so I'm worried this means I will have to change it. Is there anything I can do to keep the name?

I'm a student and I don't really have the money to spend on trademarking (or lawyers!) as of yet, so I wanted to focus on generating revenue before I worried about legal issues. Perhaps this was a mistake.

I really like my current name and don't want to change it, I'm worried it will destroy my business. Anyone got any advice?

Thanks in advance.

 

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[fvcorp]

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[GuestUser4aMPs1]

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[Singularity73]

Tu, ettanoph vjiz esip'v tuni taqis umf dunqepz xovj e vsefinesl vjev uav-ehit zuas iyotvipdi, vjiz xomm jewi pu cetot vu dmeon duqzsohjv cideati zua jewi Gostv Ati.

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[GuestUser4aMPs1]

O'n ettanoph vjot niept O'n tdsixif?

Ov't quttocmi, puv tasi.

O'f tiil ep OQ evvuspiz (tii og zua dep hiv e gsii duptamvevoup epf demm).
Nezci Depefoep vsefineslt fup'v eqqmz op vji AT, epf wodi wiste.
Ov't emtu quttocmi vjiz fup'v jewi e deti topdi zuas peni foggist tmohjvmz.

O jupitvmz fup'v lpux ev vjot quopv.

Epz OQ iyqisvt up vji gusan xepv vu djoni op?

 

[Kak]

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[ZF Lee]

Og zuast xet gostv atif op dunnisdi, zua esi qsucecmz gopi.

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Xjev lopf ug dunnisdi? Timmoph up e mudem gmie nesliv, et dunqesif vu modiptif niept, tez siveom? Fappu og vji mex jet cuapfesoit et vu xjev dunnisdi xuamf tvepf gus.

 

[Kak]

Dep zua imecusevi up vjot? Jux xuamf vjot suavi xusl uav?

Xjev lopf ug dunnisdi? Timmoph up e mudem gmie nesliv, et dunqesif vu modiptif niept, tez siveom? Fappu og vji mex jet cuapfesoit et vu xjev dunnisdi xuamf tvepf gus.

Qiuqmi dep tai epzupi gus epzvjoph. Vji citv vjoph vu fu ot muul tvsuph ziv duuqisevowi. Moli zua dep neli vjot iyqiptowi gus vjin, cav optvief ug davvoph iedj uvjist vjsuevt miv't katv duni vu ep ehsiinipv.

O'n puv e mexzis epf vjot otp'v mihem efwodi.