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How to File a Trade Name for an LLC in Nebraska

By Edmond Hui · Last updated October 7, 2026

Short answer

Nebraska's law lets an LLC register a trade name; we found no rule requiring it. An LLC files the Application for Registration of Trade Name with the Secretary of State. If it registers, it must also publish notice of the filing in a newspaper.

Nebraska Trade Name at a Glance

Requirement: Allowed; no requirement found
Where to file: Secretary of State
Fee: See Cost and renewal
How long it lasts: 10 years
Newspaper notice: Required
File online: Yes

How an LLC Files

An LLC files the Application for Registration of Trade Name with the Secretary of State.

You can file online.

The affidavit can be filed online at no charge.

Open the filing office's site · Open the filing page

Cost and Renewal

The application costs $110 filed on paper or in the office and $100 filed online.

The registration has a 10-year term.

Renewal costs $110.00.

Publication

If you register, you must then publish one notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or village where the business is to be located, or in a county newspaper if the city or village has none. Proof of publication must be filed with the Secretary of State within 45 days after registration, or the Secretary of State cancels the registration.

Does it protect the name?

Registration lets the registrant sue a business that uses a confusingly similar copy of the name, but it does not override rights someone else gained in good faith by using the name, whenever those rights were gained.

Sole proprietors

Nebraska's law lets a sole proprietor register a trade name; we found no rule requiring it.

A sole proprietor files the Application for Registration of Trade Name with the Secretary of State.

The application costs $110 filed on paper or in the office and $100 filed online.

The registration has a 10-year term.

Renewal costs $110.00.

Requirement	Allowed; no requirement found
Where to file	Secretary of State
Fee	See Cost and renewal
How long it lasts	10 years
Newspaper notice	Required
File online	Yes

Next steps

Frequently Asked Questions

: Nebraska's law lets an LLC register a trade name; we found no rule requiring it.
: An LLC files the Application for Registration of Trade Name with the Secretary of State.
: The application costs $110 filed on paper or in the office and $100 filed online.
: The registration has a 10-year term. Renewal costs $110.00.
: If you register, you must then publish one notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or village where the business is to be located, or in a county newspaper if the city or village has none. Proof of publication must be filed with the Secretary of State within 45 days after registration, or the Secretary of State cancels the registration.
: Registration lets the registrant sue a business that uses a confusingly similar copy of the name, but it does not override rights someone else gained in good faith by using the name, whenever those rights were gained.
: Nebraska's law lets a sole proprietor register a trade name; we found no rule requiring it. A sole proprietor files the Application for Registration of Trade Name with the Secretary of State.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's filing office publishes about registering a business name, with the sources this page cites. A filing here does not register a federal trademark, and fees and forms change between our reviews. Confirm with the office named on this page before you file.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Nebraska sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.

nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-208Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-208, Terms, defined
nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-210Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-210, Trade name; application for registration
nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-211Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-211, Trade name; registration; term effective; renewal; fee
nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-219Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-219, Trade name; publication; file; failure; effect
nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-216Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-216, Action for misuse; when
nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-218Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-218, Trade name; enforcement of rights
sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/new-business-informationNebraska Secretary of State, New Business Information
sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-informationNebraska Secretary of State, Forms and Fee Information
sos.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/business-services/Corporations/Forms/ApplicationforTradeName.pdfNebraska Secretary of State, Application for Registration of Trade Name
sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/corporate-and-businessNebraska Secretary of State, Corporate and Business
nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=87-219Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-219

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.