Moores book that it could easily have been him and his brother living in baltimore. If you are writing a childrens book called the graveyard book and there is already a childrens book named the graveyard book there is, by neil gaiman, youd probably have less of a case than if you were writing a nonfiction, history book about war named the graveyard book as its market and intent are clearly different than the childrens book of the same name. Is it possible for two different books to have the same name. Because business names are registered on a statebystate basis, the fact that a company in another state has the same name as yours is usually not a cause for concern. Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. But there are literally thousands of welldocumented accounts. The story of my marriage commonly known as 2 states is a 2009 novel written by chetan bhagat. Then theres aphrodite, by pierre louys, and the book of the same title by isabel allende. It is the story about a couple coming from two different states in india, who face hardships in convincing their parents to approve of their marriage. Nicky epstein is at least 2 authors, possibly as many as 4. Unless otherwise noted, uk titles are also used in most other countries, with the exception that canada generally uses us titles. Well feature a different book each week and share exclusive deals you wont find anywhere else. Just be sure you dont accidentally book a flight to one versus the other. Mackintosh, and yet another called the architects architect.
Lawrence hill wrote an interesting article about why his canadianpublished novel the book of negroes was being released as someone knows my name in the united states. I worked for the same company in two different states. It depends on 1 whether the other business is in the same industry. Until then i feel that all pen names should be treated as author names by.
Patent and trademark office states that a trademark protects words. These probably dont count, since they are on the same subject, but i have four books titled charles rennie mackintosh, one titled charles r. But, sometimes a book is published with a different title in different countries. Check out these celebrities who have the same name hanna flint friday 5 jun 2015 9. However, if you have other title ideas that arent already in use, id. Because business names are registered on a statebystate basis, the fact that a company in another state has the same name as yours is.
I want to sell books under my name, but i dont know if the other author can sue me for writing. As far as i know, there have been no scientific investigations of this question. Ok so i have ideas for two books and when i create the characters my main character has the same name and ive tried to change it but i just. American states that might have been in his book lost states, michael j. Categories of such works include coeditions of books and foreign releases of films. Can i name my business the same name as an existing business in. Check out these celebrities who have the same name metro. Same name, different book list five books parlour game. Can you use the same book title thats been used before. An asterisk indicates which of the two countries the work originated in. The catch is that under the separate sovereigns rule, a defendant can be prosecuted by the feds and a state or by two different states for precisely the same.
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