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REGISTER BUSINESS NAME
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships often do
business using trade names. Trade
names, also called DBA’s, and fictitious names can be registered through
your Secretary of States office or other local agency such as your County
Clerk’s office.
Specific County Clerk addresses and phone numbers can
be found at:
http://www.statelawyers.com/Counties/US_Counties.cfm
, just click on your state. You
may also contact your state
Small
Business Administration for help with registering your business name.
For wide marketplace protection on your business name you can go through
the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for patenting. The USPTO number is 800-786-9199
(IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000 for assistance from Customer
Service Representatives and/or access to the automated information message
system. Before registering your trade name with USPTO you should first use
the USPTO’s online system to search all state and federal trademark
registers to see if your proposed name is being used.
Here is the USPTO’s website address where you can access the
online search system:
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Go
to:
http://www.uspto.gov/
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Click
on “Trademark”, then click on “Search Trademarks”
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Scroll
down and select the “New User Form Search (basic)”
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Perform
your search
PATENT SEARCH
The
FreePatentsOnline search engine is one of the most powerful,
fastest and easiest patent search engines on the web. This site also
explains the definition of a patent and provides answers to frequently
asked questions regarding patents.
Business.gov
You should know legal information about the
intellectual property of a business. This page offers basic guidelines on
lawyer information, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, filing procedures,
eligibility, process, cost, and more.
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