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Can I name my character &#39;Greyhound&#39;?
<p>I can understand getting sued for starting a train company called Greyhound, but I want to the alter ego of one of my characters to be Greyhound – a reference to the quickness of the canine. However, there is a bus carrier chain that has a similar name called Greyhound Lines Inc. Will I be sued by the bus company or do companies have a nominal monopoly on animals?</p>

<p>The intellectual property right held by the Greyhound bus company in the name "Greyhound" falls under <a href="/questions/tagged/trademark" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;trademark&#39;" rel="tag">trademark</a>, not <a href="/questions/tagged/copyright" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;copyright&#39;" rel="tag">copyright</a>.</p>

<p>If you don't infringe the trademark, you <em>probably</em> won't be sued for infringing it.</p>
