![]() ![]() Name Regulations, Requirements & Restrictions (PDF) Reserving a NameĪ name can be reserved for a period of 60 days. Stationery, signs, etc., should not be ordered and no financial commitments should be made until the appropriate formation, registration or change documents are submitted to and filed by the California Secretary of State. ![]() Please note: The Business Search is only a preliminary search and not intended to serve as a formal name availability search. Prior to adopting a proposed name, the name may be reserved for a period of 60 days.Ī preliminary search of corporation, limited liability company and limited partnership names already of record with the California Secretary of State can be made online through our Business Search. Laws relating to fictitious business names (which are filed with the county in which the principal place of business is located) can be found in the California Business and Professions Code section 17900, et seq. Laws relating to trademarks and service marks can be found in the California Business and Professions Code section 14200, et seq. and United States Code, Title 15, section 1051, et seq. ![]() Names are not checked against trademark or service mark registrations or against fictitious business names. When determining name availability, names are checked only against names of like entities registered with the California Secretary of State (e.g., a proposed corporation name is checked for availability only against other corporation names). A corporation name may be adopted if the name is distinguishable in the records from other corporations of record or reserved with the California Secretary of State and if the name is not likely to mislead the public.Ī limited liability company name may be adopted if the name is distinguishable in the records from other limited liability companies of record or reserved with the California Secretary of State and if the name is not likely to mislead the public.Ī limited partnership name may be adopted if the name is distinguishable in the records from other limited partnerships of record or reserved with the California Secretary of State and if the name is not likely to mislead the public. ![]()
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