Authority: Clerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)
Fee: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA trade name, by definition, is a word or group of words, name, symbol, device or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others.
Louisiana uses two different official mechanisms for what most people call a DBA, and they sit at two different levels of government.
At the state level, the Louisiana Secretary of State's Commercial Division registers a "trade name," defined on its FAQ page as a word or group of words, name, symbol, device or combination used by a person to identify a business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from others.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
That registration is governed by Title 51, Chapter 1, Part VI of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, and R.S. 51:214 says a person who adopts and uses a mark or name in the state "may file" an application — so the state-level registration is permissive, not mandatory.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptunless such person files in the office of the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court, as the case may be, of the parish or parishes in which the person conducts or intends to conduct the business, a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conductedSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptDBA's are not filed with this office. They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSubject to the limitations set forth in this Subpart, any person who adopts and uses a mark or name in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that mark or nameSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.
The Secretary of State's FAQ is explicit that the office does not handle DBAs: "DBA's are not filed with this office.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOffice Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office."
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOffice Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked Questions
That parish-level filing comes from R.S. 51:281, in the statutes' Subpart C, "Assumed Business Names," which requires any person transacting business under an assumed name to file a notarized certificate with the parish clerk of court — or the register of conveyances in the City of New Orleans — before a license can be issued.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
R.S. 51:283 excludes duly organized corporations from that parish subpart and does not prevent a partnership name that includes a real partner's name.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptunless such person files in the office of the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court, as the case may be, of the parish or parishes in which the person conducts or intends to conduct the business, a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conductedSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptDBA's are not filed with this office. They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSubject to the limitations set forth in this Subpart, any person who adopts and uses a mark or name in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that mark or nameSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.
Applicants for the state trade name registration can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, per the Secretary of State.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptunless such person files in the office of the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court, as the case may be, of the parish or parishes in which the person conducts or intends to conduct the business, a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conductedSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptDBA's are not filed with this office. They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSubject to the limitations set forth in this Subpart, any person who adopts and uses a mark or name in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that mark or nameSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
Rules by legal entity type
sole proprietor
Required: YesSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptunless such person files in the office of the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court, as the case may be, of the parish or parishes in which the person conducts or intends to conduct the business, a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted
Authority: Clerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)
Official form: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Form destination: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Online filing: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Official fee: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Effective duration: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Renewal: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Changes or amendments: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Abandonment or cancellation: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Who must file: No person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.
Important exclusions: This Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.
Mail filing: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
In-person filing: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
general partnership
Required: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Authority: Clerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)
Official form: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Form destination: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Online filing: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Official fee: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Effective duration: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Renewal: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Changes or amendments: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Abandonment or cancellation: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Who must file: No person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.
Important exclusions: This Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.
Mail filing: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
In-person filing: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
llc
Required: NoSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSubject to the limitations set forth in this Subpart, any person who adopts and uses a mark or name in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that mark or name
Authority: Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official form: Application to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)
Form destination: https://www.sos.la.gov/media/wxil3o5g/309-trade-name-trade-mark-and-service-mark-registration.pdfSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility Report
Online filing: https://geauxbiz.sos.la.gov/Source: geauxbiz.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Welcome to Louisiana geauxBIZ
Official fee: Enclose $75 filing feeSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptEnclose $75 filing fee
Effective duration: Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration
Renewal: upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.
Changes or amendments: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Abandonment or cancellation: The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: ... (2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe secretary of state shall cancel from the register: ... (2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.
Who must file: The applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.
Important exclusions: DBA's are not filed with this office. They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptDBA's are not filed with this office. They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office.
Mail filing: Return to: Commercial Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptReturn to: Commercial Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
In-person filing: Office Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOffice Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809
corporation
Required: NoSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSubject to the limitations set forth in this Subpart, any person who adopts and uses a mark or name in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that mark or name
Authority: Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official form: Application to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)
Form destination: https://www.sos.la.gov/media/wxil3o5g/309-trade-name-trade-mark-and-service-mark-registration.pdfSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility Report
Online filing: https://geauxbiz.sos.la.gov/Source: geauxbiz.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Welcome to Louisiana geauxBIZ
Official fee: Enclose $75 filing feeSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptEnclose $75 filing fee
Effective duration: Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration
Renewal: upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.
Changes or amendments: Research is still pending; no answer is asserted.
Abandonment or cancellation: The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: ... (2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe secretary of state shall cancel from the register: ... (2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.
Who must file: The applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.
Important exclusions: This Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.
Mail filing: Return to: Commercial Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptReturn to: Commercial Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
In-person filing: Office Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOffice Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809
How to file through the authority
For the state-level trade name registration, the Secretary of State's form is the Application to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark, Form #309 (SS309 Rev.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
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The form instructs filers to enclose the $75 filing fee, made payable to the Secretary of State, and to return the application to the Commercial Division, P.O.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptEnclose $75 filing feeSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked Questions
Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125; the office location is 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOffice Location: 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked Questions
The application asks for the applicant's name and address, the name to be registered, the type of business, the dates the name was first used anywhere and first used in Louisiana, and it must be notarized — the name must actually be in use on the date of application, though an unused name can be reserved for 120 days with a $25 fee.
Filings can also be made online through geauxBIZ, and the form notes that business owners in fourteen listed parishes, including Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge and Caddo, are required to file available business documents online through geauxBIZ.
Source: geauxbiz.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Welcome to Louisiana geauxBIZSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility Report
The Secretary of State will issue the certificate if it finds the trade name distinguishable from names already in use in the state.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
For the parish-level assumed business name certificate, R.S. 51:281 requires the certificate to be executed and acknowledged before a notary public and filed with the parish clerk of court, or the register of conveyances in New Orleans; the consulted state sources do not publish a uniform parish form or fee, so contact the local clerk of court.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptEnclose $75 filing feeSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked Questions
Renewal, amendment, and abandonment
Under R.S. 51:216, a Secretary of State trade name registration is effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
It may be renewed for a like term upon application filed within six months prior to expiration, on a form furnished by the Secretary of State, with the renewal fee accompanying the application, and registrations may be renewed for successive ten-year periods; renewal applications must include a statement that the mark is still in use in Louisiana.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptEnclose $75 filing feeSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
The statute also directs the Secretary of State to notify registrants of the need to renew by writing to the registrant's last known address within the year before expiration.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked Questions
To end a registration, R.S. 51:219 provides that the Secretary of State shall cancel any registration upon a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or assignee of record, and the fee schedule lists a Cancellation of Trade Name, Trademark & Service Mark filing at $75.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptEnclose $75 filing feeSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe secretary of state shall cancel from the register: ... (2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
Ownership of a registration can be transferred: R.S. 51:217 makes a trade name registration assignable with the goodwill of the business, and the fee schedule lists an Assignment filing (Form #397) at $75.
The consulted official sources do not state a procedure for amending an existing trade name registration, and they do not set duration, renewal, or cancellation terms for the parish-level assumed business name certificate.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe secretary of state shall cancel from the register: ... (2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
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First decide which filing fits your situation: the Secretary of State's own FAQ says DBAs are filed at the parish level with the local Clerk of Court, so if you are an individual or partnership doing business under an assumed name, contact the clerk of court in the parish where you operate — or the register of conveyances if you are in New Orleans — and ask about the notarized certificate required by R.S.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptApplication to Register Trade Name, Trademark or Service Mark (Form #309)Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Acrobat Accessibility ReportSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptunless such person files in the office of the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court, as the case may be, of the parish or parishes in which the person conducts or intends to conduct the business, a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conductedSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptNo person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files ... a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe applicant for a trade name can be a person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptDBA's are not filed with this office. They are filed at the parish level by the local Clerk of Court's office.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSubject to the limitations set forth in this Subpart, any person who adopts and uses a mark or name in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that mark or nameSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThis Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana.Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
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If you want state-level protection of a trade name you are already using, download Form #309 and its instructions from sos.la.gov, or file online through geauxBIZ, and budget the stated $75 filing fee.
You can check name availability through the Secretary of State's Commercial Database before filing, and reserve an unused name for 120 days for $25.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State LegislatureSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptClerk of Court of the parish where the business is conducted (Register of Conveyances in the City of New Orleans)Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionSource: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOfficial destination title: Business Filings Frequently Asked Questions
Remember that a trade name registration lasts ten years, so calendar the six-month renewal window.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptRegistration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptupon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.Source: www.sos.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpttrade name
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