The Importance of Registering Your Trade Name

In the United States, there are laws that will protect a business's intellectual property. This includes protecting the name of the business, so that no other businesses in the United States can use that particular name. Once your trade name is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it will be considered the exclusive property of you or your business, and anyone else who uses it may be punished according to the law.

To have your trade name protected by the USPTO, you will need to complete a registration process. To initiate this process, you can submit a form via the USPTO website. With this you will need to pay an application fee. However, before submitting your trade name for registration, it is important to conduct a thorough search of trade names that have already been registered.

To conduct this search, you can review the trade names on the USPTO website. But this simple search may not turn up every existing trade name. The best thing to do, if you want to own your trade name, is to hire a New York business lawyer. A New York business lawyer can conduct a thorough search with the USPTO as well as state registration searches which may turn up local businesses with a similar trade name.

If you plan on starting a franchise in New York, you need to protect your business's name. To do so, you can register the name with the USPTO. To learn more about trade names, please visit our article library. 

How a New York Business Lawyer Can Help

A  New York business lawyer can help you conduct a thorough trade name search. If there is a conflict with your business name, then you may have to take your case to court.

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