which site can i go to, to find a business name has been taken or not?

Answer 1

type it in and see what comes up...and go from there....that will weed some of them out..

Answer 2

I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there.

Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first.

Comprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.

There are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 3

The US Patent office, can help you with registered trade names and marks...the state board in charge of incorporating business's will have information on specific name availability

Answer 4

Are you wanting an online name, a name for your town, or what? When I created my website, I picked a name and the program that I use ran a check for me and I had to use my second choice of names.

Answer 5

Go to your States website. Look under Businesses, and you can do a name availablity search.

Answer 6

GO to you state site and look for the Coporation commission and register