A trade name , trading name , or business name is a pseudonym used by companies that do not operate under their registered company name. The term for this type of alternative name is fictitious business name . Registering the fictitious name with a relevant government body is often required.
33-625: V7 may refer to: Electronics [ edit ] Vivo V7 , a smartphone by Vivo Science and technology [ edit ] Chemicals [ edit ] ATC code V07 All other non-therapeutic products , a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System Communications [ edit ] ITU-T V.7 , a telecommunications recommendation SOS , also sent as V7 Computing [ edit ] Version 7 Unix ,
66-420: A DBA must be registered with a local or state government, or both, depending on the jurisdiction. For example, California, Texas and Virginia require a DBA to be registered with each county (or independent city in the case of Virginia) where the owner does business. Maryland and Colorado have DBAs registered with a state agency. Virginia also requires corporations and LLCs to file a copy of their registration with
99-467: A DBA statement, though names including the first and last name of the owner may be accepted. This also reduces the possibility of two local businesses operating under the same name, although some jurisdictions do not provide exclusivity for a name, or may allow more than one party to register the same name. Note, though, that this is not a substitute for filing a trademark application. A DBA filing carries no legal weight in establishing trademark rights. In
132-533: A Vivo service center in Meerut. The cybercrime unit found that the IMEI number of the device was different from the one printed on the box, and then forwarded the IMEI number to an unidentified Telephone Company providing telecommunications services for the handset and asked for the relevant data. The company informed that as of 24 September 2019, the same IMEI number had been running on 13,557 mobile phones in different states of
165-687: A political alliance in Suriname Video Seven , defunct graphics card manufacturer in the United States V-7 Navy College Training Program, within the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School during 1940–1945 The Marshall Islands , by ITU callsign prefix V, notation for a major-minor dominant seventh chord built on the fifth degree See also [ edit ] 7V (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
198-728: A reference to the seventh edition of Research Unix from 1979 UNIX V7 , a brand mark by The Open Group for compliance with the Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 (SUSv4) Transportation [ edit ] Automobiles [ edit ] Brilliance V7 , a Chinese mid-size SUV Changan Alsvin V7 , a Chinese subcompact sedan Hanteng V7 , a Chinese mid-size MPV Luxgen V7 , a Taiwanese minivan Aviation [ edit ] Volotea , by IATA code Motorcycles [ edit ] Moto Guzzi V7 , an Italian motorcycle Other [ edit ] V7 (political alliance) ,
231-670: A title sponsor of India's Pro Kabaddi League . Vivo has a sponsorship deal with the NBA in China, with Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry . He endorses the brand in China and the Philippines. In March 2024, Vivo became the main sponsor for Nepal Idol . They became the official smartphone brand for the television series. In June 2020, the cybercrime unit of Meerut Police revealed that more than 13,500 Vivo smartphones used in India were running on
264-408: A unique IMEI number. Failure to do so would be seen as tampering and could result in a fine or up to three years of imprisonment. The events led to the police filing a case against Vivo and its service centre. The lapse reportedly came to light when a police officer gave his mobile phone to the staff at the cybercrime unit for examination, as the phone was not working properly despite being repaired at
297-1109: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vivo (technology company) Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. , d/b/a vivo , is a Chinese multinational technology company headquartered in Dongguan , Guangdong , that designs and develops smartphones , smartphone accessories, software, and online services. The company develops software for its phones, distributed through its V-Appstore, with iManager included in their proprietary, Android-based operating system, Origin OS in mainland China , and Funtouch OS elsewhere. It has 10,000 employees, with 10 R&D centers in Shenzhen , Dongguan , Nanjing , Beijing , Hangzhou , Shanghai , Xi’an , Taipei , Tokyo , and San Diego . Since its founding in 2009, Vivo has expanded its global market, serving over 400 million users with its mobile products and services in over 60 countries and regions. In 2017, Vivo entered
330-424: Is too similar to a name that is already registered. Using one or more fictitious business names does not create additional separate legal entities. The distinction between a registered legal name and a fictitious business name, or trade name, is important because fictitious business names do not always identify the entity that is legally responsible . Legal agreements (such as contracts ) are normally made using
363-481: Is used, among others, such as assumed business name or fictitious business name . In Canada , " operating as " (abbreviated to o/a ) and " trading as " are used, although " doing business as " is also sometimes used. A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using a simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or
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#1732848840458396-459: The United Kingdom , there is no filing requirement for a "business name", defined as "any name under which someone carries on business" that, for a company or limited liability partnership, "is not its registered name", but there are requirements for disclosure of the owner's true name and some restrictions on the use of certain names. A minority of U.S. states, including Washington , still use
429-418: The U.S., trademark rights are acquired by use in commerce, but there can be substantial benefits to filing a trademark application. Sole proprietors are the most common users of DBAs. Sole proprietors are individual business owners who run their businesses themselves. Since most people in these circumstances use a business name other than their own name, it is often necessary for them to get DBAs. Generally,
462-485: The Vivo Zeiss Imaging Lab, a joint R&D program to innovate mobile imaging technology for Vivo's flagship smartphones. In 2023, Vivo was ranked among the top 5 smartphone makers, achieving a global market share of 10%. In April 2021, three pallets of Vivo phones caught fire at Hong Kong International Airport , prompting a ban on air freight of Vivo phones through Hong Kong . In June 2022, Vivo entered
495-501: The bank accounts of the company to prevent further money laundering. The agency also found that some top executives of Vivo who are Chinese had incorporated 23 shell companies in India, with the help of a Chartered Accountant , Nitin Grg. "These (23) companies are found to have transferred huge amounts of funds to Vivo India . Further, out of the total sale proceeds of Rs 1,25,185 crore, Vivo India remitted Rs 62,476 crore or almost 50 per cent of
528-407: The business. Numbered companies will very often operate as something other than their legal name, which is unrecognizable to the public. In Chile , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Ireland , businesses are legally required to register business names where these differ from
561-620: The country. The Meerut police reportedly handed a notice to Vivo India's nodal officer Harmanjit Singh under Section 91 of the CrPC, and also registered a case under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code . The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence of India (DRI) raided the offices of Vivo in July 2022 and accused the company of tax evasion. The company allegedly remitted almost half of its turnover out of India. The Enforcement Directorate also blocked
594-522: The county or city to be registered with the State Corporation Commission. DBA statements are often used in conjunction with a franchise . The franchisee will have a legal name under which it may sue and be sued, but will conduct business under the franchiser's brand name (which the public would recognize). A typical real-world example can be found in a well-known pricing mistake case, Donovan v. RRL Corp. , 26 Cal. 4th 261 (2001), where
627-402: The law is to protect the public from fraud, by compelling the business owner to first file or register his fictitious business name with the county clerk, and then making a further public record of it by publishing it in a newspaper. Several other states, such as Illinois , require print notices as well. In Uruguay , a trade name is known as a nombre fantasía , and the legal name of business
660-399: The legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Brazil , a trade name is known as a nome fantasia ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called razão social (social name). In some Canadian jurisdictions , such as Ontario , when a businessperson writes a trade name on a contract, invoice, or cheque, they must also add the legal name of
693-461: The named defendant, RRL Corporation, was a Lexus car dealership doing business as " Lexus of Westminster ", but remaining a separate legal entity from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. . In California , filing a DBA statement also requires that a notice of the fictitious name be published in local newspapers for some set period of time to inform the public of the owner's intent to operate under an assumed name . The intention of
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#1732848840458726-528: The new operating system. In October 2015, Vivo became the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) under a two-year deal starting in the 2016 season . In July 2017, the deal was extended until 2022. However, in response to the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes between India and China, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was criticised in India for allowing a Chinese company to be
759-403: The registered legal name of the business. If a corporation fails to consistently adhere to such important legal formalities like using its registered legal name in contracts, it may be subject to piercing of the corporate veil . In English , trade names are generally treated as proper nouns . In Argentina , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and
792-512: The same IMEI number. The IMEI number is a 15-digit code meant to be unique to every mobile device communication administration, that may be used for tracking criminals or stolen mobile phones. By using the same IMEI number for multiple devices, Vivo could have hampered police tracking of criminals or stolen devices. In 2017, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India issued a statement that all mobile devices would be required to have
825-447: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V7&oldid=1237967590 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
858-613: The smartphone market in Taiwan , Hong Kong , Macau , Russia , Brunei , Cambodia , Laos , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , and Nepal . In June 2017, it entered the Pakistan smartphone market, and the Vivo brand is currently experiencing rapid growth and popularity in the country. In October 2020, Vivo announced that it would begin to sell its products also in Europe. Vivo officially launched in Pakistan in
891-454: The surname(s) of the sole trader or partners, or the legal name of a company. The Companies Registration Office publishes a searchable register of such business names. In Japan , the word yagō ( 屋号 ) is used. In Colonial Nigeria , certain tribes had members that used a variety of trading names to conduct business with the Europeans. Two examples were King Perekule VII of Bonny , who
924-469: The term trade name to refer to "doing business as" (DBA) names. In most U.S. states now, however, DBAs are officially referred to using other terms. Almost half of the states, including New York and Oregon , use the terms assumed business name or assumed name ; nearly as many, including Pennsylvania , use the term fictitious name . For consumer protection purposes, many U.S. jurisdictions require businesses operating with fictitious names to file
957-462: The title sponsor of the league. Vivo and BCCI mutually agreed to suspend the deal for the 2020 season, with a clause to resume it next season. In June 2017, Vivo reached a sponsorship deal with FIFA to become the official smartphone brand of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups . The company also signed a deal with UEFA as an official partner of the UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024 , and became
990-613: The turnover out of India, mainly to China", the ED said in a statement. In October 2023, the Enforcement Directorate arrested the head of administration of Vivo India on money laundering charges. Doing-business-as In a number of countries, the phrase " trading as " (abbreviated to t/a ) is used to designate a trade name. In the United States , the phrase " doing business as " (abbreviated to DBA , dba , d.b.a. , or d/b/a )
1023-412: The world-famous Guinness Book of Records . It achieved the record for the "Longest Video," in which its flagship device Vivo X Fold , happened to be folded over 300,000 times for a total length of 270 hours or 11 days and 6 hours. In November 2023, Vivo announced BlueOS , a open-source distributed operating system for Internet of Things smart devices and Wearables with Vivo Watch 3 featuring
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1056-541: The year 2017. Since then, they have been offering their smartphones and other products in the Pakistani market. On 17 December 2020, Vivo and Zeiss announced a long-term strategic partnership to jointly promote and develop breakthrough innovations in mobile imaging technology. The first "Vivo Zeiss co-engineered imaging system" was featured in the Vivo X60 series. As part of the collaboration agreement, Vivo and Zeiss established
1089-545: Was known as Captain Pepple in trade matters, and King Jubo Jubogha of Opobo , who bore the pseudonym Captain Jaja . Both Pepple and Jaja would bequeath their trade names to their royal descendants as official surnames upon their deaths. In Singapore , there is no filing requirement for a "trading as" name, but there are requirements for disclosure of the underlying business or company's registered name and unique entity number. In
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