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In order to register a California DBA, you need to file a fictitious business name (FBN) statement with the county clerk's office in the county your business is located. Out-of-state companies conducting business in California that wish to use a fictitious name must file their FBN statements in Sacramento County.
How to do a business name search in California: Visit the California Business Search. Scroll down and enter all or part of your business name in the Search bar. Click the down arrow for Advanced Search. Filter by keyword, exact match, or “begins with.” Click “Search.”
How to check business name availability Perform a simple internet search. One of the fastest and easiest ways to check whether a business name is available is to use a search engine. Check with your Secretary of State. Try a DBA search. Run a USPTO trademark search. Use an online business formation service.
Alphabetize single letters in business names separately, ignoring any punctuation that may appear between them. A company named "J & J Consulting" should be filed before one named "JM Auto Body." Use the last name to alphabetize businesses that include an individual's name.
How to do a business name search in California: Visit the California Business Search. Scroll down and enter all or part of your business name in the Search bar. Click the down arrow for Advanced Search. Filter by keyword, exact match, or “begins with.” Click “Search.”
California corporate name The name must not be likely to mislead the public. It must not be the same as, or resemble so closely as to lead to deception, the name of a domestic or qualified foreign corporation, a name under reservation or the registered or assumed name of a foreign corporation.
To start, go to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) and choose "Basic Word Mark Search." Once there, enter your business name into the search box and look through the resulting entries. Check state trademark databases.
"Inc.," "Ltd.," and the like. Commas are not required around Inc., Ltd., and such as part of a company's name.
California LLC Name Requirements. Your business's name must end with the words “Limited Liability Company” or the abbreviations “LLC” or “L.L.C.” You can even opt to abbreviate the words “Limited” and “Company” as “Ltd.” and “Co.” Most people just stick with “LLC”.
Generally, follow an organization's convention for capitalization, punctuation and abbreviation of the organization's suffix — Company, Corporation, Incorporated, Limited. Do not use a comma before the suffix, even if one is included in the formal name. ✅ Do: UnitedHealth Group Inc.