

Searching by file number is only helpful for pulling up a specific company’s records and submitting a request for a certificate of good standing, and is not very helpful with the general name search process. You can search for companies by name (or parts of names) or file number. If you need to register a branch entity in, say, California, you’ll have to make a business entity search for those states separately. On that note, it’s also worth mentioning that this guide only covers Delaware business name search.
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If you’re using Capbase to incorporate a company, we run this Delaware search for you, but when you’re just starting the name-brainstorming process it’s helpful to know how to use Delaware’s name search tools to check for name availability. Operating under the assumption that you want to incorporate a company in the state of Delaware- the legal domicile of choice for tech startups-we’ll explain how to use the Delaware Business Name Search tool to see if the name you want to use is already taken, and the different types of names your company may use when doing business. But how do you know if a name you’d like to use is already being used by someone else? What, if any, rules are there around naming a company? And how can you make your company name a little more unique to your industry?Īnswering these questions is the goal of this article. What you name your company is (mostly) up to you.
