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Business Name/Trade Name/DBA (Doing Business As)

REGISTERING A TRADE NAME/DBA (DOING BUSINESS AS) NAME

The registration of a trade name (business name/DBA) is filed with the Office of the Secretary of State.* The Trade Name application can be downloaded from their website.

Arizona Secretary of State
Trade Name and Trademark Forms
www.azsos.gov/business_services/tnt/TNTForms.htm

Application for Registration of Trade Name
www.azsos.gov/business_services/Forms/TNT/TN_apptn.pdf

Arizona Secretary of State
www.azsos.gov
Phoenix 602.542.4285 / Tucson 520.628.6583 / Arizona toll free 800.458.5842

Mailing Address: 1700 W. Washington Street, 7th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Customer Service Centers:
Phoenix: 1700 W. Washington Street, #103
Tucson: 400 W. Congress, North Building, Room 252 

*Note: If you are filing as a corporation or LLC with the Arizona Corporation Commission, it is not necessary to register your corporate name as a trade name with the Secretary of State’s office as names are cross-referenced with the Corporation Commission.

 

Additional Information:

Arizona Secretary of State
Trade Name and Trademark Handbook
Frequently Asked Questions
www.azsos.gov/business_services/TNT/Default.htm

 

A certificate of fictitious name, primarily for “Doing Business As (DBA)” can be filed with the county recorder’s office.  For a listing of county offices, click here.


 
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