More Information on Trade Names

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Trade name registration does not apply to:
  1. Partnerships, if the partnership name includes the true surname of at least one of the persons composing said partnership;
  2. Limited partnerships which have registered with the Connecticut Secretary of State;
  3. Limited liability companies which have registered with the Connecticut Secretary of State.

Certain words related to banks, trusts and savings are prohibited from use.

Connecticut State Law states, in part, that “No person…shall conduct…business in this state under any assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name or names of the persons conducting such business, unless there has been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk in the town in which such business is to be conducted, a certificate stating the name under which the business will be conducted and the full name and post office address of each person conducting such business or, in the case of a corporation or limited liability company, by an authorized officer thereof, and acknowledged before some authority authorized to administer oaths.”

Special Note to Contractors: You MUST register with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

Public Act 94-68 authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection to impose civil penalties ranging up to $1500 per violation. 

You may call (860) 566-3290 or (800) 842-2649 for an application.