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Registering trade name in the US

Posted 13 May 2008 - 02:36 PM (#1) KellyJo

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OK - I went and registered my business name with the state of NJ. Anyone know how to go about registering so my name is protected throughout the country????????

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 03:25 PM (#2) merrow

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There is no way to "register" a trade name nationally. You can turn your trade name into a registered trademark and protect it that way.

This Google Answer response explains it better than I can:

http://answers.googl...adview?id=62754