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What Louisiana calls a DBA
The official term documented here is trade name.
Source: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptB.(1) The exclusive right to the use of a trade name, trademark, or service mark may be reserved by any person intending to apply for a trade name, trademark, or service mark under this Chapter. (2) Application to reserve a trade name, trademark, or service mark shall be filed with the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the trade name, trademark, or service mark is available for use, he shall reserve the trade name, trademark, or service mark for the exclusive use of the applicant for a nonrenewable period of one hundred twenty days.
Louisiana R.S. 51:281 requires a person doing business under a name other than the individual’s real name to file an assumed-name certificate in each parish where the business operates or intends to operate. The statute directs the filing to the parish clerk of court, or the register of conveyances in New Orleans.
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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
The parish statute has specific exceptions. R.S. 51:283 excludes corporations duly organized under Louisiana law or lawfully doing business in Louisiana. It also preserves the lawful use of a partnership name that includes the real name of at least one person transacting the business.
This Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana. 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.
The state-registration maintenance guidance below concerns existing trade-name registrations. R.S. 51:216 sets their term and renewal rules, and R.S. 51:219 allows a voluntary cancellation request from the registrant or assignee of record.
(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
A. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from July 31, 1968, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Subpart. (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. (3) All registrations granted pursuant to this Subpart and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned. (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark. (c) That the registration was granted improperly. (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently. (e) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing a voluntary cancellation of registration in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
This guide cannot confirm who can or needs to make a new state registration, the current application instructions, or the current prices.
Search existing names
An official name-search entry point for Louisiana is not confirmed in this guide. Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access. A search elsewhere is not a substitute for the filing authority’s own records.
Rules by legal entity type
Jump to the entity that already exists. Each section keeps its own authority, fee, exceptions, and official evidence.
Local filing route: confirm the county, parish, city or town office identified by the authority and applicability below. The following forms, fees and office details are references from the cited jurisdiction; confirm they apply to your location before using them. Check reviewed local filing choices →
Required: Yes, when the documented conditions apply.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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
Authority: 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 businessSource: 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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
When this route applies: 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 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 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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
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Local filing reference — Abandonment or cancellation: Not confirmed in this guide.
Local filing reference — Parish filing exclusion — not a state registration exemption: 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. 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.
Local filing reference — Mail filing: Not confirmed in this guide.
Local filing reference — In-person filing: Not confirmed in this guide.
General partnership
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Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: 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 businessSource: 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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
When this route applies: 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 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 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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
Local filing reference — Official form: Not confirmed in this guide.
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Local filing reference — Abandonment or cancellation: Not confirmed in this guide.
Local filing reference — Parish filing exclusion — not a state registration exemption: 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 does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana. 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.
Local filing reference — Mail filing: Not confirmed in this guide.
Local filing reference — In-person filing: Not confirmed in this guide.
All covered entity types
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: secretary of stateSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from July 31, 1968, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Subpart. (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. (3) All registrations granted pursuant to this Subpart and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned. (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark. (c) That the registration was granted improperly. (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently. (e) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing a voluntary cancellation of registration in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
When this route applies: the registrant or the assignee of recordSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from July 31, 1968, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Subpart. (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. (3) All registrations granted pursuant to this Subpart and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned. (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark. (c) That the registration was granted improperly. (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently. (e) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing a voluntary cancellation of registration in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
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Effective duration: a term of ten years from the date of registrationSource: www.legis.la.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
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 excerpt(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
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Abandonment or cancellation: 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 excerptA. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from July 31, 1968, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Subpart. (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. (3) All registrations granted pursuant to this Subpart and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned. (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark. (c) That the registration was granted improperly. (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently. (e) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing a voluntary cancellation of registration in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
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How to file through the authority
For a parish assumed-name certificate, R.S. 51:281 calls for the business name, the real full name of the person owning or conducting the business, and that person’s post office address. The person conducting or intending to conduct the business must execute the certificate and acknowledge it before a notary public.
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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
File the certificate with the clerk of court in the parish or parishes where you conduct or intend to conduct business, or with the register of conveyances in New Orleans. Review the corporation and partnership exceptions before using this parish procedure.
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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
This Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana. 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.
R.S. 51:281 also ties license receipts to the parish certificate: the designated license collector must first receive a certificate from the clerk or register of conveyances showing compliance with this subpart.
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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
For a name reservation, R.S. 51:213 allows a person intending to apply for a trade name, trademark, or service mark to apply to the secretary of state. If the name or mark is available, the secretary reserves it for the applicant’s exclusive use for a nonrenewable 120-day period.
B.(1) The exclusive right to the use of a trade name, trademark, or service mark may be reserved by any person intending to apply for a trade name, trademark, or service mark under this Chapter. (2) Application to reserve a trade name, trademark, or service mark shall be filed with the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the trade name, trademark, or service mark is available for use, he shall reserve the trade name, trademark, or service mark for the exclusive use of the applicant for a nonrenewable period of one hundred twenty days.
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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
This guide cannot confirm a current application form, submission channel, or price for a new state registration or name reservation.
Renewal, amendment, and abandonment
An existing state trade-name registration lasts ten years from registration. Under R.S. 51:216, an application filed during the six months before expiration, on a form furnished by the secretary of state and accompanied by the renewal fee, can renew the registration for another ten years. Successive ten-year renewals are allowed.
(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
R.S. 51:216 directs the secretary of state to send a renewal notice to the registrant’s last known address during the year before expiration. It also requires renewal applications under this subpart to include a statement that the mark is still in use in Louisiana.
(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
The same statute permits the person who previously registered an expired mark or trade name to renew it at any time. Another person seeking to register that expired name must first give the previous registrant 60 days’ notice by certified mail at the last known address.
(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
For an existing state registration, R.S. 51:219 directs the secretary of state to cancel when the registrant or assignee of record submits a voluntary cancellation request. The statute also authorizes the secretary to furnish cancellation forms.
A. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from July 31, 1968, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Subpart. (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. (3) All registrations granted pursuant to this Subpart and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned. (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark. (c) That the registration was granted improperly. (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently. (e) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing a voluntary cancellation of registration in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
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Next steps: self-file first
For a parish certificate, identify every parish where the business operates or will operate. Use the clerk of court there, or the register of conveyances in New Orleans, and prepare the names, post office address, and notarized certificate required by R.S. 51:281. Check the corporation and partnership exceptions in R.S. 51:283 first.
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 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 and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
This Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana. 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.
For an existing state trade-name registration, check its registration date and the six-month renewal window in R.S. 51:216. If you are the registrant or assignee of record and want to cancel, use the voluntary-cancellation provision in R.S. 51:219 to discuss the request with the secretary of state.
(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, 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. B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state. F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time. (2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.
A. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) After one year from July 31, 1968, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Subpart. (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. (3) All registrations granted pursuant to this Subpart and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find: (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned. (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark. (c) That the registration was granted improperly. (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently. (e) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing a voluntary cancellation of registration in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
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