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Now this a valid reason to give your kid the surname of a brand. To get rich quick. Too bad that this also limits employment options in the long run (can you im

Now this a valid reason to give your kid the surname of a brand. To get rich quick. Too bad that this also limits employment options in the long run (can you imagine Google to work for Amazon?)

eloisant 6y ago
Except having the name is not enough, you also need to have used it in business already. Happens all the time, as many brand names come from family names and the founder isn't the only person bearing that name.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  >you also need to have used it in business already. What is this based on? Because surely I have the right to own mylastname.suffix without being a business even if someone decides to make a business that bears my family name.
debian3 6y ago
It remember me the story of Mike Rowe who named his company Mike Rowe Soft. Here the details: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft
dirtnugget 6y ago
If it were your middle name then you could have the option to omit when needed.
angus-prune 6y ago
Might be less limiting than you think. There was famously an apple store employee called "Sam Sung" - https://www.cultofmac.com/290116/sam-sung-auctioning-apple-store-shirt-good-cause/ https://www.cultofmac.com/290116/sam-sung-auctioning-apple-s...