Company name verification requirements

Legal analysis: To establish a company, it shall apply to the company registration authority for registration of establishment according to law. Those that meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall be registered as limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies respectively by the company registration authority; Those who do not meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall not be registered as a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company. Generally, it takes about ten working days for the industrial and commercial examination of the company's establishment registration, five working days for the industrial and commercial bureau to verify the name and ten working days for the business license.

Legal basis: Regulations on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration

Article 2 The market supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as the enterprise registration authority) is responsible for the management of enterprise name registration of enterprises established in China.

The State Council market supervision and management department is in charge of the national enterprise name registration management, and is responsible for formulating the specific norms of enterprise name registration management.

The market supervision and management departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for establishing a unified enterprise name declaration system and enterprise name database within their respective administrative areas and opening them to the public.

Article 4 An enterprise can only register one enterprise name, which is protected by law.

Article 5 The name of an enterprise shall use standardized Chinese characters. The names of enterprises in ethnic autonomous areas can also use the national languages commonly used in ethnic autonomous areas.

Article 6 The name of an enterprise consists of the name of the administrative division, the font size, the characteristics of the industry or operation, and the organizational form. The names of enterprises operating across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall not contain the names of administrative divisions; The name of an enterprise with comprehensive cross-industry operation shall not contain industry or business characteristics.

Article 7 The name of the administrative division in the enterprise name is the name of the local administrative division at or above the county level where the enterprise is located. When the name of a municipal district is used in the name of an enterprise, it shall be preceded by the name of the administrative division of the city to which it belongs. The names of development zones, reclamation areas and other regions shall be used together with the names of administrative divisions in the enterprise name, and shall not be used separately.

Article 8 The font size of an enterprise name shall consist of two or more Chinese characters.

The name, industry or business characteristics of local administrative divisions at or above the county level shall not be used as the font size, except those with other meaning.

Article 9 The name of an enterprise shall indicate the characteristics of the industry or operation according to the classification standards of the main business of the enterprise and the national economic industry. If there is no provision in the national economic industry classification standard, it can be expressed by referring to industry habits or professional literature.

Article 16 The name of an enterprise shall be declared independently by the applicant.

Applicants can submit relevant information and materials through the enterprise name declaration system or in the service window of the enterprise registration authority, inquire, compare and screen the enterprise names to be used, and select the enterprise names that meet the requirements of these Provisions.

The information and materials submitted by the applicant shall be true, accurate and complete, and the applicant promises to bear legal responsibilities according to law because its enterprise name is similar to that of other enterprises that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others.