An assumed company name is an Oregon DBA (doing business as). Oregon assumed business name registration permits a company to operate under a name other than its legal name.

Your personal assets will not be protected if you register a DBA in Oregon. Forming a formal company structure, such as an LLC or corporation, can provide you with liability protection as well as a business name.

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Register an Assumed Business Name in Oregon.

It is simple to register an Oregon assumed business name, often known as a DBA.

A DBA is solely used for branding purposes. A DBA does not safeguard your personal assets in the event that your company is sued. As a result, we highly advise that a DBA be utilised exclusively by a formal company structure such as an LLC or corporation to add new brands to an existing firm.

If you operate an informal company (sole proprietorship or partnership), we highly advise you to create an LLC to keep your business and personal assets distinct. The name of the LLC might be chosen to serve as the business’s brand name.

Learn How to File a DBA in Oregon in Two Easy Steps:

Begin by doing an Oregon Assumed Business Name Search.

Create an Oregon DBA.

A DBA is solely used for branding purposes. To keep your company and personal assets distinct, we propose incorporating an LLC.

Step 1: Conduct a search for Oregon Assumed Business Names.

Oregon assumed business names must be distinct and fit the state’s business name standards.

To begin, go to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Business Name Search website and check to see whether your new DBA name is already in use.

Review the Oregon naming criteria next. In Oregon, assumed business names shall NOT contain the following words:

Unless the company is genuinely an LLC, corporation, etc., any business entity suffix, such as LLC, Incorporated, Corp, etc.

Any of the following phrases are used to describe financial institutions: “bank,” “banc,” “banco,” “banque,” “banker,” “trust company,” “savings and loan association,” “savings bank,” “credit union,” or other similar words.

Asterisk (*); backslash (/); left brace (); right brace (); caret (); dollar symbol ($); “equal to” sign (=); “greater than” sign (>); “less than” sign (); number sign (#); percentage sign (%); plus sign (+); tilde (); and underscore ( ).

Without permission, words that indicate that the firm is an agent of the state or any of its political subdivisions.

We suggest that you check to see whether your name is accessible as a web domain (URL). You may not want to launch a company website right now, but you may wish to prevent others from gaining your URL.

Step 2: Create an Oregon DBA.

Your Oregon assumed business name may be filed with the Secretary of State either online or by mail. You may file online via the Secretary of State’s website or by filling out the Assumed Business Name – New Registration form.

The following are some critical portions of the form:

Section 2: Business Description

Section 4: Authorized commercial representative

Section 6: Business owners’ names and addresses

Section 7: Counties where you wish the name to be registered

Manage Your Assumed Oregon Business Name

General Concerns

Please contact the Oregon Corporation Division at (503) 986-2200.

You must renew your assumed business name with the state.

Every two years, your Oregon DBA should be renewed. You may renew your membership online.

Change Your Assumed Company Name

Fill out the Assumed Business Name Amendment form to make changes to your assumed business name. The charge for altering the assumed name is $50. Other adjustments are free of charge. Send the filled form to the following address:

State Department

Division of Corporations

Suite 151, 255 Capitol St. NE

97310-1327 Salem, Oregon

Remove Your Assumed Business Name

Fill out the Assumed Business Name Cancellation form to cancel your false name. A $50 processing charge applies. Send the filled form to the following address: