State website: www.ohio.gov
State law reference for name registration:
Ohio Revised Code, Sections
1329.01+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional. Ohio’s
statute is for trade names. Generally,
a trade name is a name used to identify
a person’s business, and to which
the owner(s) asserts the exclusive right
to use. The applicant must register
with the Secretary of State. (Section
1329.01).
Registration fee: $50.00
Term of registration: Five years. (Section
1329.04).
Name requirements: The name cannot
imply that the business is connected
with a government entity if not
so connected, the name can not imply
that the business is incorporated if not
incorporated, and the name shall not
be indistinguishable from any other
previously registered business name.
(Section 1329.02).
Registration application requirements:
The application must state the name of
the owner(s), the business address of
20 Sole Proprietorship the owner(s), the trade name to be registered,
the general nature of the business,
and the length of time the name
has been in use. (Section 1329.01).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Ohio Secretary of State
P O Box 670
Columbus, OH 43216
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