Once I’ve chosen the name for my business, how do I find out if anyone else is using it?
The Secretary of State’s office will do a name search for Massachusetts only. For further information, visit www.mass.gov/sec/cor or call 617-727-2850.
You can also contact Leonard Adams, Reference/Liaison Librarian for Federal and Massachusetts Government Publications and Patents at the University of Massachusetts, at 413-545-2765 or len.adams@library.umass.edu.