State website: www.tennessee.gov/
State law reference for name registration:
Tennessee Code Annotated. Sections
47-25-501+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional.
Tennessee does not have a fictitious
name statute, but allows an individual
to register a business name under the
trademark statute. The applicant must
register with the Secretary of State. (Section
47-25-503).
Registration fee: $20.00
Term of registration: Ten years. (Section
47-25-505).
Name requirements: The statute is
exhaustive, stating that the trade name
cannot be immoral, deceptive, or
scandalous. Please refer directly to the
statute. (Section 47-25-502).
Registration application requirements:
The signed and verified application
must include the name of the owner(s),
the business address of the owner(s),
the type of business transacted, the date
when the name was first used, a statement
that the owner(s) has the exclusive
right to use the name, and three copies
or specimens of the name. (Section 47-
25-503).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Tennessee Department of State
312 8th Ave. North
6th Floor, Snodgrass Tower
Nashville, TN 37243
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