Restrictions on company naming

I. When naming a company, it should be noted that according to the Provisions on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration, the contents and words prohibited from appearing in the company name are:

1, which is detrimental to the public interests of the state and society;

2, may cause deception or misunderstanding to the public;

3. Names of foreign and national organizations;

4, the name of the political party, the name of the party, government and military organs, the name of mass organizations, the name of social groups and the serial number of the army;

5, Chinese pinyin letters (except those used in foreign names), numbers;

6. Prohibited by other laws and administrative regulations.

2. When naming a company, it should be noted that according to the Provisions on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration, the words and contents restricted in the company name are:

1. Only national companies, large import and export companies and large enterprise groups can use the words "China", "China", "national" and "international" in the company name;

2. Only companies with more than three branches can use the word "total" in their names;

3. Only private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises can use the names of investors as trade names;

4. Where the words "development", "industry" and "development" are used as trade names, there shall be more than three subsidiaries or branches.

1The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Company Registration, which came into effect in July, 994, stipulates the procedures for company name registration as follows: "Where the establishment of a company is required to be approved by laws and administrative regulations or the business scope of the company is stipulated by law; Items that must be submitted for examination and approval according to administrative regulations shall be pre-approved by the company name before being submitted for examination and approval, and submitted for examination and approval in the name approved by the company registration authority.

There are three main types of companies that need to apply for pre-approval of company names before establishment: first, companies that cannot be established without the permission of administrative organs, such as joint stock limited companies; Second, companies that want to enter the industry under the control of the license system; Such as: insurance companies and securities companies; Third, companies restructured from enterprises controlled by industry authorities, such as large state-owned enterprises.