Fictitious name question

I realize this may not be the best place to ask the question but I'll
shoot anyways...

I have a multi-member LLC registered in Delaware (parent state) and
registered in Missouri as a foreign LLC. My nexus in Delaware is due
to my creation of LLC in Delaware along with hiring a registered agent
in Delaware. My nexus in Missouri is that the partners live in Missouri
and our business operates in Missouri (ie: our accounting books are
physically kept in MO, we meet in MO, our bank accounts are in
missouri, however we have no inventory as we dropship). My LLC's name
is "The XYZ LLC". We are strictly a website business and operate under
the name of xyzsound.com which is different than the name of our LLC.

Must I file for a fictitious name in the state of Missouri and
Delaware?

Is this mandatory if my website name is different than my company name?

Would it be a good idea to trademark my website name to gain federal
protection or would i have to register w/ all 50 states for a
fictitious name or do a combination of the both? (I am a startup
company and looking to minimize costs).

Thanks,

Joe

On 13 Nov 2006 14:42:12 -0800, "dickens" <joeseider RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>Must I file for a fictitious name in the state of Missouri and
>Delaware?

Howdy Joe,

You only need to be able to meet sales tax requirements. If that requires a
DBA (fictitious name) then you'll need to do it.

>Is this mandatory if my website name is different than my company name?

It's best if the web site name matches but it is not required.

>Would it be a good idea to trademark my website name to gain federal
>protection or would i have to register w/ all 50 states for a
>fictitious name or do a combination of the both? (I am a startup
>company and looking to minimize costs).

As soon as you put a web site on-line, it is copyrighted. Doing a trademark
search and application is a very good idea. You only need the Federal.

Opening http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=ra4ker.1.1 and
searching for names while you create a company name and web site is a double
good idea. Can save lots of problems later if you have to change the name
because you picked one that was already protected.

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