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If you run a business in Campbellsville
Two manufacturers show up in state economic development announcements about Campbellsville. INFAC North America makes automotive control cables, antennas, actuators and horns at a production facility in the city that opened in 2008, and a state news release dated June 2, 2023 says the company broke ground that month on a 125,000 square foot addition. Murakami Manufacturing USA has made side view exterior mirrors and related automotive components in Campbellsville since 2000, and the state announced a $3.4 million expansion of that operation on January 30, 2025. Both items are announcements as of those dates, and this page draws no conclusion from them about patents or trade secrets.
Kentucky LLCs, corporations and other entities are formed through the Secretary of State’s Business Filings division in Frankfort, where most filings can be made online and an annual report is due by June 30 each year. A name that differs from the exact legal name needs a certificate of assumed name. An entity files that certificate with the Secretary of State and then takes a stamped copy to the county clerk where its registered agent is located. An entity that has no registered agent and no principal office in Kentucky files only with the Secretary of State. An individual files with the county clerk of the county of the principal place of business and does not file with the state. The assumed name lasts five years, and renewal is possible in the six months before it ends. The Secretary of State says trade names are not registered at the state level in Kentucky.
Protecting a brand name and logo
A name or logo used as a Kentucky trademark or service mark is registered through the Secretary of State’s Trademarks and Service Marks division in Frankfort. Before you can register, the mark has to be in use in Kentucky. The registration is effective for five years from its date and can be renewed for further five year terms, with the renewal filing made within six months before the current term ends. It covers Kentucky alone. The Secretary of State adds that registration does not create rights, since those come from actual use, although it gives notice across the state and may help in court.
Protecting methods, lists and know how
Kentucky adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as KRS 365.880 to 365.900. Under it, a trade secret is information such as a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process. The information must get independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable by proper means, and the owner must make reasonable efforts to keep it secret. A misappropriation claim has to be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence. If the misappropriation continues, it counts as a single claim.
Employees, contractors and noncompete agreements
Kentucky has a narrow statute on one kind of noncompete: KRS 216.724 bars a health care services agency from restricting the job opportunities of its temporary direct care staff, including through noncompete clauses. An attorney should confirm how this applies to any agreement you are asked to sign or to enforce.
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Federal rules and which federal court lists Taylor County
The Western District of Kentucky lists Taylor County under its Bowling Green Division, and its pages give 241 East Main Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101 for that division. That is all the county list says.
Local programs for owners
Campbellsville University, at 1 University Drive, runs a Center for Business and Financial Literacy on its campus. The center offers workshops and mentorship for small business owners and students, according to the university’s page for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Team Taylor County lists its office at 205 North Columbia Avenue in Campbellsville, and its home page points to Taylor County’s resources to help businesses grow. Questions about who owns a name, a method or a creative work are legal ones, and they belong with an attorney.
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Gather the dates and agreements that matter before you speak with anyone: when the work was made, shown, sold or published, and who signed what. The Kentucky intellectual property attorneys page gives the statewide view, and owners in nearby Danville and Elizabethtown have pages of their own. For other states, see intellectual property attorneys across the country. To start, get matched with an intellectual property attorney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which federal court division does the court list for Taylor County?
The Western District of Kentucky lists Taylor County under its Bowling Green Division, and its pages give 241 East Main Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101 for it.
Does registering my business name with the state give me trademark rights?
No. The Secretary of State says trade names are not registered at the state level in Kentucky. A business using a name other than its exact legal name files a certificate of assumed name, which lasts five years. A Kentucky trademark registration is a separate filing, and the Secretary of State says registration does not create rights, since those come from actual use.
How long does a Kentucky trademark registration last?
A registration is effective for five years from the registration date and can be renewed for further five year terms by filing within six months before the term ends. It applies inside Kentucky alone.
What is the deadline for a trade secret claim?
A misappropriation claim under the Kentucky Uniform Trade Secrets Act must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence. A continuing misappropriation counts as one claim.
Is there a university program for small business owners in Campbellsville?
Campbellsville University runs a Center for Business and Financial Literacy on its campus at 1 University Drive. Its page for the 2026 to 2027 academic year says it offers workshops and mentorship for small business owners and students.
Where is the Team Taylor County office?
Team Taylor County lists its office at 205 North Columbia Avenue in Campbellsville.
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