The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has revised the Company Name application and approval process and the company name availability in India will be regulated as per the revised 'Name Availability Guidelines 2011'.
As per the Name Availability Guidelines 2011, no company should be registered with an undesirable name.
A name is considered to be undesirable if it is identical with or too nearly resembling with:
- Name of a company in existence and names already approved by the Registrar of Companies;
- Name of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in existence or names already approved by Registrar of LLP; or
- A registered trade-mark or a trade mark for which an application is filed under the Trade Marks Act, 1999
While making a Company name application, the following points should be considered:
- Use the search facilities available on the portal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to check the resemblance of the proposed name(s) with the companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) respectively already registered or the names already approved.
- The proposed name is not infringing any registered trademarks or a trademark for which an application is filed.
- The proposed name is not in violation of the provisions of Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 as amended from time to time.
- The use of the proposed name(s) should not constitute an offence under any law
- The proposed name is should not offensive to any section of people
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