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How to Register a Business Name in Mississippi - Starting a Business in Mississippi
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Looking for information on how to register a business name in Mississippi? This video will help entrepreneurs find information on legally registering their business name and is a part of the How to Start a Business in Mississippi video series.
While it’s not required, we would recommend first checking to see if there is a trademark protecting the name you want to use. To research names:
- Click on the Search Trademark Database.
- Next click on Basic Word Mark Search.
- In the Search Term field type in the business name you want to use.
There are a number of listings that will likely come up. If the name you want to use shows up with a live status, this would be a cause for concern because someone has a registered trademark. There may be similar names that incorporate the name you want to use, which could be close enough to keep you from using that name.
If you do a search and your name you want is registered, you may want to consider getting professional help from an attorney or service that specializes in intellectual property and/or trademarks. If you don’t, you may invest a lot of time and money establishing a business name that you may have to abandon.
Once the trademark search is out of the way, the process of registering a business name will vary depending on the type of organization chosen.
Sole proprietorships or partnerships can voluntarily file a Fictitious Business Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State. This is voluntary but registering can put other businesses on notice that a particular name is already in use and they may be less likely in wanting to use your name. Also some banks and vendors will require you to have registered the business name to show proof of existence. The fee to file a Fictitious Business Name is $25.
To register a name for a corporation or LLC, you must have a unique name at the time of filing. To check the availability of names, visit the Mississippi Secretary of State’s website. While nobody else can form a corporation or LLC with your business name in Mississippi, someone else could still legally use your business name.
Regardless of which entity you use to register your business name, registering does little to stop anyone from using your name. To keep others from using it, consider getting a trademark.
If you liked this video, be sure to visit the other videos in our Starting a Business in Mississippi video series. Other videos include:
While it’s not required, we would recommend first checking to see if there is a trademark protecting the name you want to use. To research names:
- Click on the Search Trademark Database.
- Next click on Basic Word Mark Search.
- In the Search Term field type in the business name you want to use.
There are a number of listings that will likely come up. If the name you want to use shows up with a live status, this would be a cause for concern because someone has a registered trademark. There may be similar names that incorporate the name you want to use, which could be close enough to keep you from using that name.
If you do a search and your name you want is registered, you may want to consider getting professional help from an attorney or service that specializes in intellectual property and/or trademarks. If you don’t, you may invest a lot of time and money establishing a business name that you may have to abandon.
Once the trademark search is out of the way, the process of registering a business name will vary depending on the type of organization chosen.
Sole proprietorships or partnerships can voluntarily file a Fictitious Business Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State. This is voluntary but registering can put other businesses on notice that a particular name is already in use and they may be less likely in wanting to use your name. Also some banks and vendors will require you to have registered the business name to show proof of existence. The fee to file a Fictitious Business Name is $25.
To register a name for a corporation or LLC, you must have a unique name at the time of filing. To check the availability of names, visit the Mississippi Secretary of State’s website. While nobody else can form a corporation or LLC with your business name in Mississippi, someone else could still legally use your business name.
Regardless of which entity you use to register your business name, registering does little to stop anyone from using your name. To keep others from using it, consider getting a trademark.
If you liked this video, be sure to visit the other videos in our Starting a Business in Mississippi video series. Other videos include:
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