Probably yes. As long it does not cause substantial likelihood of confusion with others already using the mark. If you were a manufacturer of submarines, Motown Submarine Inc. is not likely to cause you problems. However, if you owned a record shop named Motown Recycled Vinyl, you will likely have problems.
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It's located in Detroit, which is known as The Motor City....Motown is a shortened version.
motown +++ When it first appeared, back in the 1960s, the word "Motown" was often prefixed with the name "Tamla". A style notable for strong melodies and arrangements, and tight rhythms.
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Emanuel Steward's Place was the name of the restaurant. It was on Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit.
Its first hit was Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)" (1959), which made it to #2 on the Billboard R&B charts; its first #1 R&B hit was "Shop Around" by the Miracles in 1960. "Shop Around" peaked at number-two on the Billboard Hot 100, and was Motown's first million-selling record. Also in 1960, Gordy launched Motown Records as a sister label. Because of the "Motown" name's association with "Motor City" Detroit, the blanket record company under which both Motown Records and Tamla Records operated was incorporated as "Motown Record Corporation". A year later, The Marvelettes scored Tamla's first US #1 pop hit, "Please Mr. Postman." By the mid-1960s, the label, with the help of songwriters and producers such as Robinson, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Norman Whitfield, was a major force in the music industry.Source: Answers.com