I do not want to get in trouble. I am renewal my business license and I am goint to change my business name . I am in SC . where do i need to check? if someone else has the same name?
thank you
please be very specific what exactly i need to do.|||%26quot;Assumed name%26quot; registration often starts at the county clerk%26#039;s office.|||check the yellow pages online, and city hall or the state department|||I used Yahoo Search with the words
South Carolina register business
and found some links for you to study:
http://www.scbos.com/default.htm
South Carolina Business One Stop or SCBOS is the official state web portal for anyone with a business or starting a business in South Carolina who needs to file permits, licenses, registrations, or taxes with the state.
http://www.scbos.com/Business+Informatio鈥?/a>
It is your responsibility to determine and obtain all licenses, permits and registrations necessary for you to start and maintain your business. We do not make the absolute guarantee that this information is complete and accurate.
http://www.sc.gov/Portal/Category/LICENS鈥?/a>
Licenses, Permits, and Regulations
While you can look up your new business name to see if it is registered in South Carolina, that won%26#039;t help you if the business name is already registered in another state but not in South Carolina. You do not want someone suing you for trademark infringement. So you need to look up the business name to see if it is already taken.
http://www.uspto.gov/
US Patent and Trademark Office
The page about trademarks:
http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
http://www.amerilawyer.com/trademark/tra鈥?/a>
This site is interesting, but they want to charge you for registering a trademark.
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