Missouri Statutes
§ 417.200 — Fictitious names to be registered.
Missouri § 417.200
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 417.200 (2026).
Text
That every name under which any person shall do or transact any business in this state, other than the true name of such person, is hereby declared to be a fictitious name, and it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or transact any business in this state under a fictitious name without first registering same with the secretary of state as herein required.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 15466)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14342; 1919 § 13276
Corporate names, reservation of, exclusive use, 351.110, 351.115
(1957) Failure to register fictitious name is not a defense to action to enjoin use of confusing similar name in absence of claim of bad faith or other wrong. Better Business Bureau v. Chappell (A.), 307 S.W.2d 510.
Nearby Sections
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§ 417.005
Definitions.§ 417.011
Prohibited marks.§ 417.018
Additional fee — expiration date.§ 417.031
Assignment of mark, procedure.§ 417.036
Registry of marks open to public.§ 417.041
Cancellation of marks, when.§ 417.061
Injunctive relief, when — order for payment to owner of mark — destruction of counterfeit marks.§ 417.100
Facsimile of brands to be recorded.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 417.200, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/417/417.200.