If you are coming to PeopleSpace, double check your address and make sure you’re going to 1691 Kettering St.. Here is why…

PeopleSpace Inc, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization has been in operation in Irvine Ca. since 2013. We are currently fighting for our trademark since another PeopleSpace Inc (registered in Delaware) decided to move in the same zip code (less than a mile away) in 2019!

So you must be asking… How is this possible?

Our mission has been to serve entrepreneurs with community and a place to work since 2013. For the past 9 years, we have evolved from helping local entrepreneurs to hosting an AI Program with International Exchange Students. Applied education has always been the forefront of our purpose.

In 2019, another PeopleSpace Inc opened up in Irvine under the same zip code, less than one mile away from us using capital P and S… just like us. I tried to contact the secretary of state inquiring about their registration in California but apparently, nobody cares. I also email the city since they should not have been granted a DBA in California… again no one responded.

Luckily, Knobbe Martens is so amazing to take us on as a client and has been fighting for us diligently and tirelessly the past 2 years! It’s unresolved at the moment due to their ample amount of funds and their ability to stall progress.

We are registered in California while they are registered in Delaware. It appears that they are doing business as Interior Office Solutions (IOS) in California but use the branding of PeopleSpace. Trademark law considered them as a different category since they “sell furniture” and we rent out workspace.

What a coincidence that they are able to ride on my trade mark and SEO to redirect traffic! They SELL furniture to workspace and we ARE a workspace. Clever right?

There’s so much confusion…

We currently receive multiple calls from their vendors, clients and potential employees daily.

I also get their mail as well!

Even Google at one point got us confused and did not understand why there’s two of us. Our listing and information got crossed!

This is so frustrating and they are just trying to stall until I disappear! They have underestimated the power of small businesses and our community!

Help support us and spread the word! Any advice on this is welcomed as well! Can they actually operate here in California when I’ve registered here since 2013? Contact me @ info@peoplespace.us if you have any suggestions!

Hope to see you all soon.

More from Melinda Pang Kim

Love podcasts or audiobooks? Learn on the go with our new app.Try Knowable