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<p>I don't know about 'best'. To the best of my knowledge there's no
specific USPTO rules addressing that question (someone may know
better than I do). I always thought the primary role was one of
'branding' (for you and the client) -- so the most important thing
is a consistent use of whatever name. I will say I have often seen
relatively major law firms (as well as many small ones) that use
some sort of a trade name on the front of the patent.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/9/2025 2:07 PM, Katherine Koenig
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<p class="MsoNormal">When listing your firm for printing on the
patent, is it ok (advisable? Are there pitfalls?) to use only
a DBA name that\u2019s been registered with the state, or must the
entity\u2019s legal name also be shown? For example, if the DBA is
Awesome IP and the law firm legal name is Brown &
Partners, PA), which is the better option?:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Awesome IP;
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Awesome IP
d/b/a Brown & Partners, PA; or<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Brown &
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks! <o:p></o:p></p>
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