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Old 06-22-2015, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ooper View Post
I disagree, not identity theft if the word "village", not "The Villages" or even "villages" is used. Look at all the business in the area that use "village" in their title. I could probably name a 100 businesses from Village View Community Church and the Unity Church of the Villages to the Village Dental Group to name a few. Is the developer going to sue all of them too??? We'll see.
In the context you are mentioning such as The Unity Church of The Villages, there is no identity theft. The Villages is a geographical location in Florida as is Ocala, Leesburg etc. IMO, there is no copyright or trademark infringement in this example.