On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 08:46:19AM -0600, John Galt wrote: > The group name would be as if a partnership filed a Does Business As.
For the case of Oregon (the only state where I've mucked with this stuff), you have to file for a partnership with the commerce department, just like you'd have to file for a corporation (except that you need two people for a partnership, and the fee is smaller). You can also file for a sole proprietorship (roughly analogous to a CNAME :). The moral of the story is: if you want the government to recognize a name you'll have to do a bit of paper work. [And, I wouldn't count on the rules being the same from state to state (especially for the case where the states aren't united).] FYI, -- Raul
