Under Missouri law, any person or entity that does business under a name other than the name in its official corporate filings must register this ficitious name with the state. This fictitious name is sometimes referred to as a “doing business as” of “d/b/a” name.
For the first time ever, Missouri companies must file a renewal registration for fictitious names. For names registered before August 29, 2004, the person or entity must file a renewal registration by August 28, 2009. If the person or entity fails to file this renewal, the registration will expire and the person or entity will not be able to legally conduct business in Missouri using the fictitious name. Original registrations filed after August 29, 2004 must be renewed within five years of the filing date. Renewal registration may be done online and costs seven dollars.
Registering a fictitious name, however, does not give the person or entity exclusive rights to the name.
– ksmolawyer
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