Legal to Use Unregistered Business Name on Social Media?

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Ted Sherwood

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Is it legal for a company to use a variant of its company name - an acronym, abbreviation, etc - on social media without registering that name as a business name?
 

Tim W

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What makes you think it is not?
 

Ted Sherwood

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Because in order to do business under a name other than your legal name you are required to register a business name.
 

Tim W

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I think you'll find that abbreviations, acronyms and derivative terms
(even if not separately registered, let alone not separately trademarked)
are not usually a problem.

What's the back story to your question?

Also, just to be clear: You may not quote, rely, or refer to anything I say on here, in your own blog.
 

Serge Gorval

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If you are incorporated then you must display your company name or registered business name in all public correspondence inc social media.