The “good will” of a business is the expectation of continued public patronage.
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Section § 14100
This law defines 'good will' as the belief that customers will keep coming back to a business.
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Section § 14101
If you buy a business, you don't automatically get the right to use the previous owner's personal name as part of your business's goodwill.
The good will of a business does not include a right to use the name of any person from whom the business was acquired.
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Section § 14102
This law says that goodwill, which is the value of a business's reputation and customer relationships, is considered a type of property in California, and it can be bought, sold, or transferred to someone else.
The good will of a business is property and is transferable.
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Section § 14103
If someone sells their business and its reputation (the goodwill), they can also sell the rights to the business's name as part of that deal.
The person transferring the good will of a business may transfer with it the right of using the name under which the business is conducted.
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