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Protecting Your Business Name
You want to obtain the right amount of protection for your business
name. For example, local and state protection is adequate for
businesses operating in their immediate vicinity. You may want national
and maybe even international protection if you are starting and
expanding your business beyond.
Local Protection
According
to common law, the business that uses a particular trade name first
has legal right to that name. Common law protection does not require
specific filings with the government. Therefore, this type of
protection may be sufficient if you just plan to do business locally.
State Protection
- Register Your Legal Business Name. To extend the protection that a common-law registration provides, register your legal name with your state. The legal name of your LLC or corporation is already registered with your state government if you have incorporated your business. However, if you own a sole proprietorship or a partnership, contact STALWART LAW CONSULT to register.
- File a DBA or Fictitious Name. If you are
doing business under a name that is different from your legal business
name, you will need to file a DBA, otherwise known as doing business
as name or a fictitious name. You are using a fictitious name when
you advertise your business under another name or your business is
widely known by the public under another name. Some states require that
you to file with the Secretary of State, others leave it up to their
county's government, while others do not have requirements for DBA
filings at all.
Filing a DBA or fictitious name is controlled at the state level. The federal government does not have a nation-wide registry or record of states' fictitious names. Therefore, DBAs registered at the state provides only state protection. - Register for a State Trademark. Filing a state trademark for your business name, trade name or domain name does not require as much time and money as a federal trademark. A state trademark also provides protection in states like that do not require businesses to file trade names with the state government. If you are planning to do business solely in your state.
- Remember...
Once you register your business name, do not stop there! Actively protect it by keeping detailed records of documents and marketing materials that includes your business name and by looking out for intellectual property infringement. Using trademark insignias like TM, SM and ® will also alert other businesses that you have claimed legal rights to your business name.
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