According to the web site http://howmanyofme.com, there are 64 David Farkas's in the United States. I imagine that could prevent your name from being trademarkable unless you are very specific about the context or industry in which you intend to trademark it. Marcia Yudkin Author, 6 Steps to Free Publicity Now out in a 3rd edition! http://www.yudkin.com/6steps.htm