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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 87-208 (2026)

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As used in sections 87-208 to 87-219.01, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Applicant means a person filing an application for registration of a trade name under such sections or his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns;

(2) Person means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or two or more of the foregoing having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity;

(3) Registrant means a person to whom registration of a trade name under such sections is issued or his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns; and

(4) Trade name means every name under which any person does or transacts any business in this state other than the true name of such person.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1971–2024 · leading case: Denali Real Est., LLC v. Denali Custom Builders, Inc., 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019).
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Denali Real Est., LLC v. Denali Custom Builders, Inc., 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 4× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 87-208 (Reissue 2014) provides: As used in sections 87-208 to 87-219.”
White v. Bd. of Regents, 614 N.W.2d 330 (Neb. 2000). · cites it 6× “§§ 87-208 to 87-220 (Reissue 1994) before a registration can be enforced and that White failed to meet this requirement because he admitted in his testimony that he never used the trade name at any time other than on his application for registration. Thus, the issue before us is…”
Denali Real Est. v. Denali Custom Builders, 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 4× “(2) Person means an individual, corporation, govern- ment or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or two or more of the forego- ing having a joint or common interest or any other…”
Morton Bldgs. of Nebraska, Inc. v. Morton Bldgs., Inc., 333 F. Supp. 187 (D. Neb. 1971). “Under Nebraska statutory and decisional law the right to use a trade name, concomitant with the collateral benefit of preventing another from using the same or similar name, may be obtained two ways: (1) through formal registration, § 87-208 et seq.”
Denali Real Est. v. Denali Custom Builders, 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 4× “(2) Person means an individual, corporation, govern- ment or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or two or more of the forego- ing having a joint or common interest or any other…”
Storage Concepts, Inc. v. Incontro Holdings, L.L.C. (D. Neb. 2021). “Under Nebraska law, any person that uses “in connection with his or her business, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a trade name registered under sections 87-208 to 87-219.01 in a manner likely to cause…”
LMMC, LLC v. Sullivan (D. Neb. 2024). “§ 87-208 et seq. The claims arise from a former business relationship between the parties.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 87-208(4) — 4 cases
Denali Real Est., LLC v. Denali Custom Builders, Inc., 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 87-208 (Reissue 2014) provides: As used in sections 87-208 to 87-219.”
White v. Bd. of Regents, 614 N.W.2d 330 (Neb. 2000). “§§ 87-208 to 87-220 (Reissue 1994) before a registration can be enforced and that White failed to meet this requirement because he admitted in his testimony that he never used the trade name at any time other than on his application for registration. Thus, the issue before us is…”
Denali Real Est. v. Denali Custom Builders, 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019). “(2) Person means an individual, corporation, govern- ment or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or two or more of the forego- ing having a joint or common interest or any other…”
Denali Real Est. v. Denali Custom Builders, 302 Neb. 984 (Neb. 2019). “(2) Person means an individual, corporation, govern- ment or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or two or more of the forego- ing having a joint or common interest or any other…”
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