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The name of our school is 'Location Name Business Type' the other is the 'Academy of Business Type' but they list on engines as ' (state abbreviation) Business Type' and 'Location Name Business Type'.
Should I just change my title? Is it beneficial to compkeyword phrase(s) first and then company name?
Appreciate any response.
[edited by: Marcia at 12:24 am (utc) on Aug. 13, 2003]
[edit reason] specifics changed to generic [/edit]
I really don't think you can trademark generic types of businesses and locations, and I'm not sure what the final outcome of that was, but it probably isn't worth expense and legal hassle to fight over it. You might still want to trademark the business name for other reasons.
People will type it in both ways and with different variations, reversing the city name and specific type of business, so it can't hurt to have it several different ways on different pages of the site. They could also use it with prepositions - so while it's best to have it without "in" in the page title you can work it in within page text or H1-H6 titles.
Oh, and don't forget about plurals also. Dumb example: people might look for "reindeer rentals at the north pole" or "north pole reindeer rentals" - or use singular too and in some cases different forms of the word like "ers" or "ing" at the end. Variations can be endless.
As for your original question, the final answer can only come by doing a search to come up with what trademark law actually says before taking any steps.
