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Here in Texas you go to the local county clerks office and research the name and then file for an "Assumed Name" it's good for 10 years and in the county you are in but it will cloud or flag the name for the rest of the state.the filing fee is Or was $12.00 The copyright or patent gets into a new ballgame but a name doesn't qualify easily

by Robert F

7 months ago

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This depends on your jurisdiction. In Ontario, Canada, you'd need to look into both registering a business name and registering a trademark, but this may be different depending on where you live. Most cities will have some kind of a small business center. It's often government funded, and helps people to establish their businesses properly. They would help you with this question, as well as with meeting health codes, deducting enough taxes from your profits, etc. I'd suggest you visit city hall and ask around to see if anyone there could direct you to your local small business center or regional business association. They should be able to point you in the right direction.

by Mr Anonymous- 7 months ago

If you're in the US, you'll need to register a "Doing Business As" form, probably with your county government or possibly your Secretary of State. That's only if you are a sole proprietor. If you are interested in forming an LLC or a Corporation, then you'll need to register the name with your Secretary of State as part of your Incorporation Filing. You can also register the name with the USPTO as a registered trademark, but there are other requirements for that, such as you have to have used the name in at least three inter-state transaction. Generally, if you're business is going to be local, and you're going to be a "sole Proprietor" then the DBA should be enough.

by rhibbitts- 7 months ago

you must register your business to local government in your town or the place where you will start your business,then you should ready the papers permits all you might need to start it,, Anyway, have you heard about the price cut off that Lion's Deal has to offer? They've got lots of great discount in their web site! Just enter the coupon code on the checkout page to get the discount 'online 10' which will give 8-10% off everything on the entire website with a minimum $50 order. i just come up with it coz you're planning to start a business who knows you might need some affordable kitchen equipments me myself had alreadt tried their products

by jaaziel- 7 months ago

If in the UK you can register it at Companies House if nobody else is using it. If you do not want to register it, you can use it anyway. There is such an offence as 'passing off' where one business uses the reputation of another to increase their sales, but this is fairly rare and tends to be in the big leagues - Coca Cola took action against supermarket Sainsbury's because they were using the same colour scheme on their labelling , red with funny coloured bits. Coca Cola won, but only because it was obvious Sainsburys were only trying it on until the plug was to be pulled, knowing it would be at some point.

by PETER C- 7 months ago