State website: www.mscode.com
State law reference for name registration:
Mississippi Code Annotated,
Sections 75-25-3+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional. Mississippi
does not have a fictitious name
statute, but the name of a business is
registerable as a service mark or trademark.
The applicant must register with
the Secretary of State. (Sections 75-25-
3, 75-25-5).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: The statute is
exhaustive, stating that the trade name
cannot be immoral, deceptive, or
scandalous. Please refer directly to the
statute. (Section 75-25-3).
Registration application requirements:
The signed and verified application must
include the name of the owner(s), business
address of the owner(s), a description
of the type of business the person
intends to conduct, the date when the
name was first used, and a statement
that the owner(s) is the only person with
the right to use that name. The applicant
must provide three examples of the
name in use. (Section 75-25-5).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Mississippi Secretary of State
P O Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
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