Trademarks are effective for a term of five years from the date of registration. The use of a fictitious name does not create a separate legal entity, but is merely descriptive of a person or association who does business under another name.An overview of a trademark application and maintenance process. Step 1: Is a trademark application right for you? Start using your name as a trademark, and put the ™ symbol after it in every prominent place you use it. Make sure to include the company's designator (ending), such as "LLC", "Corp", "Inc", etc. Form or Organization: Enter the type of organization. In completing the forms, the following requirements must be met: • The Limited Liability name must be available for use. Step 1 Is it a Trademark? We have one of the largest legal practices of international law firms in the Asia Pacific region.