What’s in a name? In the case of Vancouver developers Bosa Developments and Bosa Properties, enough for a lawsuit. realestatenews lawsuit developers Vancouver Seattle
Bosa Development — which is also based in Metro Vancouver and operates in Alberta, Washington State, Oregon, and California — was founded by Natale “Nat” Bosa, whose brother, Robert Bosa, founded Bosa Properties. Bosa Development is now headed by Nat’s son, Ryan, while Bosa Properties is now helmed by Robert’s son, Colin. Other than the familial lineage, the companies are independent of each other.
In April 2022, Bosa Development filed an intellectual property lawsuit in Western Washington District Court against Bosa Properties over the trademarks of the two companies, which Bosa Development believed to be trademark infringement and trademark counterfeiting, among other legal complaints. Bosa Development was concerned about market confusion, and contractors reportedly contacted Bosa Development thinking it was Bosa Properties. In the lawsuit, Bosa Development requested an injunction prohibiting Bosa Properties from using any mark similar to that of Bosa Development.
BlueSky by Bosa Properties, another division of Bosa Properties sometimes referred to as BlueSky Properties, was pointed to in the lawsuit as an example of the similarity between the two companies’ logos, as the BlueSky logo features a “B” that is similar to that in Bosa Development’s logo. Additionally, images of the BlueSky logo sometimes included “a Bosa family company” as a tagline., a website that tracks court cases in the US, as well as a source familiar with the proceedings.
Bosa Properties declined to comment on whether the changes they unveiled this week were a condition of the settlement, but, nonetheless, Bosa Development has gotten the result it was seeking with Bosa Properties now operating in the US under IPB Properties. The website for BlueSky also now redirects to Bosa Properties, and the
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