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.sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style> <p>A <b>trade name</b>, <b>trading name</b>, or <b>business name</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Pseudonym" title="Pseudonym">pseudonym</a> used by companies that do not operate under their registered company name.<sup id="cite_ref-LoPucki_Page_60_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoPucki_Page_60-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term for this type of alternative name is <b>fictitious business name</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-LoPucki_Page_60_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoPucki_Page_60-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Registering the fictitious name with a relevant government body is often required. </p><p>In a number of countries, the phrase "<b>trading as</b>" (abbreviated to <b>t/a</b>) is used to designate a trade name. In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, the phrase "<b>doing business as</b>" (abbreviated to <b>DBA</b>, <b>dba</b>, <b>d.b.a.</b>, or <b>d/b/a</b>) is used,<sup id="cite_ref-LoPucki_Page_60_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoPucki_Page_60-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pinkerton_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pinkerton-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> among others, such as <b>assumed business name</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>fictitious business name</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, "<b>operating as</b>" (abbreviated to <b>o/a</b>) and "<i>trading as</i>" are used, although "<i>doing business as</i>" is also sometimes used.<sup id="cite_ref-business-registration_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-business-registration-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using a simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or is too similar to a name that is already registered. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Legal_aspects"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Legal aspects</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#By_country"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">By country</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Argentina"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Argentina</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Brazil"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Brazil</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Canada"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Canada</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Chile"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Chile</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Ireland"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Ireland</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Japan"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Japan</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Kenya"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">Kenya</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Nigeria"><span class="tocnumber">2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Nigeria</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Singapore"><span class="tocnumber">2.9</span> <span class="toctext">Singapore</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#United_Kingdom"><span class="tocnumber">2.10</span> <span class="toctext">United Kingdom</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#United_States"><span class="tocnumber">2.11</span> <span class="toctext">United States</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Uruguay"><span class="tocnumber">2.12</span> <span class="toctext">Uruguay</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Legal_aspects">Legal aspects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Legal aspects" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Using one or more fictitious business names does not create additional separate legal entities.<sup id="cite_ref-Pinkerton_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pinkerton-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The distinction between a registered legal name and a fictitious business name, or trade name, is important because fictitious business names do not always identify the entity that is <a href="/wiki/Legal_liability" title="Legal liability">legally responsible</a>. </p><p>Legal agreements (such as <a href="/wiki/Contract" title="Contract">contracts</a>) are normally made using the registered legal name of the business. If a corporation fails to consistently adhere to such important legal formalities like using its registered legal name in contracts, it may be subject to <a href="/wiki/Piercing_the_corporate_veil" title="Piercing the corporate veil">piercing of the corporate veil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Plimpton_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Plimpton-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, trade names are generally treated as <a href="/wiki/Proper_noun" title="Proper noun">proper nouns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="By_country">By country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: By country" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Trade_name" title="Special:EditPage/Trade name">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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The <a href="/wiki/Companies_Registration_Office_(Ireland)" title="Companies Registration Office (Ireland)">Companies Registration Office</a> publishes a searchable register of such business names.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Japan" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, the word <a href="/wiki/Yag%C5%8D" title="Yagō">yagō</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">屋号</span></span>)</span> is used. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kenya">Kenya</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kenya" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Empty_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span"><b>This section is empty.</b> You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2024</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nigeria">Nigeria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Nigeria" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Nigeria" title="Colonial Nigeria">Colonial Nigeria</a>, certain tribes had members that used a variety of trading names to conduct business with the Europeans. Two examples were King <a href="/wiki/George_Oruigbiji_Pepple" title="George Oruigbiji Pepple">Perekule VII</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bonny" title="Kingdom of Bonny">Bonny</a>, who was known as <i>Captain Pepple</i> in trade matters, and King <a href="/wiki/Jubo_Jubogha" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubo Jubogha">Jubo Jubogha</a> of <a href="/wiki/Opobo" title="Opobo">Opobo</a>, who bore the pseudonym <i>Captain Jaja</i>. Both Pepple and Jaja would bequeath their trade names to their royal descendants as official <a href="/wiki/Surname" title="Surname">surnames</a> upon their deaths. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singapore">Singapore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Singapore" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, there is no filing requirement for a "trading as" name, but there are requirements for disclosure of the underlying business or company's registered name and unique entity number.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: United Kingdom" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, there is no filing requirement for a "business name", defined as "any name under which someone carries on business" that, for a company or limited liability partnership, "is not its registered name", but there are requirements for disclosure of the owner's true name and some restrictions on the use of certain names.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Trade_name&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: United States" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>A minority of U.S. states, including <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, still use the term <i>trade name</i> to refer to "doing business as" (DBA) names.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In most U.S. states now, however, DBAs are officially referred to using other terms. Almost half of the states, including <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>, use the terms <i>assumed business name</i> or <i>assumed name</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> nearly as many, including <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, use the term <i>fictitious name</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For <a href="/wiki/Consumer_protection" title="Consumer protection">consumer protection</a> purposes, many U.S. jurisdictions require businesses operating with fictitious names to file a DBA statement, though names including the first and last name of the owner may be accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This also reduces the possibility of two local businesses operating under the same name, although some jurisdictions do not provide exclusivity for a name, or may allow more than one party to register the same name. Note, though, that this is not a substitute for filing a <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> application. A DBA filing carries no legal weight in establishing trademark rights.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the U.S., trademark rights are acquired by use in commerce, but there can be substantial benefits to filing a trademark application.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sole_proprietorship" title="Sole proprietorship">Sole proprietors</a> are the most common users of DBAs. Sole proprietors are individual business owners who run their businesses themselves. Since most people in these circumstances use a business name other than their own name,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> it is often necessary for them to get DBAs. </p><p>Generally, a DBA must be registered with a local or state government, or both, depending on the jurisdiction. For example, California, Texas and Virginia require a DBA to be registered with each county (or <a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)" title="Independent city (United States)">independent city</a> in the case of Virginia) where the owner does business. Maryland and Colorado have DBAs registered with a state agency. Virginia also requires corporations and LLCs to file a copy of their registration with the county or city to be registered with the State Corporation Commission. </p><p>DBA statements are often used in conjunction with a <a href="/wiki/Franchising" title="Franchising">franchise</a>. The franchisee will have a legal name under which it may sue and be sued, but will conduct business under the franchiser's <a href="/wiki/Brand_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Brand name">brand name</a> (which the public would recognize). A typical real-world example can be found in a well-known pricing <a href="/wiki/Mistake_(contract_law)" title="Mistake (contract law)">mistake</a> case, <i>Donovan v. RRL Corp.</i>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://online.ceb.com/calcases/C4/26C4t261.htm">26 Cal. 4th 261</a> (2001), where the named defendant, RRL Corporation, was a Lexus <a href="/wiki/Car_dealership" title="Car dealership">car dealership</a> doing business as "<a href="/wiki/Lexus" title="Lexus">Lexus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Westminster,_California" title="Westminster, California">Westminster</a>", but remaining a separate legal entity from Lexus, a division of <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Motor_Sales,_USA" title="Toyota Motor Sales, USA">Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, filing a DBA statement also requires that a notice of the fictitious name be published in local <a href="/wiki/Newspaper" title="Newspaper">newspapers</a> for some set period of time to inform the public of the owner's intent to operate under an <a href="/wiki/Assumed_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Assumed name">assumed name</a>. 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