text: Each state or county is different call the county recorder and  ask them about fictious business names and a business license or vendors permit.\n\nJust because you can get the domain name dose not mean that the name is not already used. You will have to look at county and state records before filing for a ficticious business name and register it for your use.\n\nWebsites are not patented they are copyrighted. Be sure you use this code on the bottom of your pages \nCopyright © 2006 Name of your company or your personal name. \n\nLogos are also copyrighted the artist that creates the logo for you can also put © 2006 Name of your company or your personal name.