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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	I'm not sure that the name of the company is the most important thing for you to be worrying about right now. Of course, it can be inconvenient to start using a name and then find you need to change it later. One of the best things to do is to use the name for a while (six months to a year) to see how well it works for you. Make up some letter head, a logo, even some business cards and see how well the name works. Start by checking if the name has been registered with the state trademark office first. You can also check with the city to see if anyone has registered a [i]dba[/i] (doing business as) with them. If you're planning to do interstate marketing, go [url=http://tess.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=5v9gqb.1.1]here[/url] to search the US TradeMark database to see if the name has been used. You can probably take care of registering the name with your own state's trademark office yourself, but, to register with the US PTO you need to find a good intellectual property lawyer in your area. It will cost you about $1,500.00 to $2,000.00 to register the name. Part of US law is that you must have been using the name to sell a product for a period of time before you can register the trademark. This is a very complicated area and these questions are best answered by a laawyer, but, I have some experience from a business stand point, so let me know if you have any other questions. Loading...
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