How to Make Sure Your Business Name Is Not Already Taken

[Knowledge Quest]

When thinking of a name for your business, it's important to make sure it's not already taken. The best way to do this is to search online to see if it's been used. You can also check with your local trademark office to make sure the name isn't already registered. Additionally, you should search any social media platforms to see if there are already accounts associated with the name you are considering. Doing this research will help ensure your business name is unique and available for you to use.

 

[flower]

In my country , the appropriate organ saddled with the responsibility is of registering business name will always tell you if your business name was already taken.

 

[relcap23]

In the Philippines it's the Department of Trade and Industry that is tasked in business name registration for sole proprietorship and the Securities and Exchange Commission for corporation and partnership.

 

[Shavkat]

In my country, before having a particular business, we need to check on Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). It is required before processing the business certificate and so on.

 

[Passiveearner]

They should create a system that could enable people to search for names of business that could help them see if the business name is already taken or not.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

I think that the only thing that is involved in making sure that the business name is not already chosen is by ensuring that you carry out proper research on checking out the names of the businesses that are still in existence.

 

[Reedex]

The company that is saddled with the responsibility of a business name registration has a portal where you can check the names that are already taken.

 

[Starmix]

we have to do a background check nearby if there is a duplicate name of our business. In my business, I used my family name and a letter that is hard to duplicate.

 

[Springtime]

In my location, you can do an online search on the Companies Registry website to see if your business name is used. You may also check with the Trade Mark Office to confirm if your product name is already registered by another company.

 

[Passiveearner]

When thinking of a name for your business, it's important to make sure it's not already taken. The best way to do this is to search online to see if it's been used. You can also check with your local trademark office to make sure the name isn't already registered. Additionally, you should search any social media platforms to see if there are already accounts associated with the name you are considering. Doing this research will help ensure your business name is unique and available for you to use.

I think that when you go to a governmental department to get your business registered, you may find there if your name is already taken or not in order to avoid copyright issues.

 

[eldavis]

The best thing for you to do is to go and register your business. During the process of registration, they usually go through the list of registered names if your business name is not part of the list then you can use it.

 

[Heatman]

This is a job of CAC in my country. This is because all registered businesses are in their database. There's no room to allow two businesses to have one name.

 

[relcap23]

In our country Department of trade and Industry handles the business registration of single proprietor and Securities and Exchange Commission for corporation and partnerships.

 

[Reedex]

Before a registration is done, a check on the business name will also be done as well.

 

[Yohanna]

Before a registration is done, a check on the business name will also be done as well.

It is true because they registration of business would identify people that have already picked the same names.