There are many companies that do business in the state of Wisconsin and each has a unique Business Name for their Wisconsin Company.

If you have an idea for a Business, the Name of your Wisconsin Company can be very important for a number of reasons.  The right Name for your Wisconsin Company can increase sales and make your Wisconsin Business more credible.

Reserving a name for your Wisconsin Company could reduce the processing time for your application to form a Wisconsin Corporation or LLC with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.

Wisconsin Company Name Reservation protects a Business Name by giving the owner exclusive rights to the use of that Company Name during the time the Wisconsin Company is being organized and afterward while doing Business in the state of Wisconsin.

We can Reserve your Wisconsin Company Name with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions for only $29 + Wisconsin state fees.

We will check to make sure that your Wisconsin Company Name is available and conforms to all state of Wisconsin Business Naming regulations.

You can easily Reserve a Wisconsin Company Name by choosing one of the Wisconsin Business Type options in the Wisconsin Company Name Reservation Cost Estimator just to the right; then clicking on the Order Form link.

Please note that the availability of a Wisconsin Company Name can change at any time so if you're worried that someone else may snatch your Wisconsin Company Name you might want to Reserve that Wisconsin Company Name online today.

You need to use a Wisconsin Company Name which is not the same or too similar to the Business Name of any other entity operating in the state of Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions will not approve a Wisconsin Company Name which is so similar to another Wisconsin Company Name (Corporation or LLC) as to be likely to be mistaken for it.

Your Wisconsin Company Name can identify the type of products and/or services your Wisconsin Corporation or Wisconsin LLC will provide; or it may be the name of the founder; or it can be a combination of the two or even something else.

In any case, the Wisconsin Company Name that you choose must be distinguishable from the name of any other registered Wisconsin Business entity and the name must also be different from any Reserved Company Names on record with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.  Your Wisconsin Company Name must not imply that it was formed for a purpose other than that stated in your formation documents and your Wisconsin Company Name must not be a name that is likely to mislead the public.

If you are planning on starting a Wisconsin Corporation then your name must include the words "Incorporated", "Corporation", "Inc." or "Corp.".  If you are planning on starting a Wisconsin LLC then your name must include the words "LLC" or "Limited Liability Company".

Here are some general guidelines to keep in mind when you come up with your Wisconsin Company Name:

• Your Wisconsin Company Name must include only English letters and numbers or Roman numerals.
• Punctuation DOES NOT make Wisconsin Company Names distinguishable from each other.
  For example, "A.B.C., Inc." is not distinguishable from "ABC, Inc."
• Plural forms of the same word DO NOT make the Wisconsin Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• A suffix added to a word or any other deviation from or derivative of the same word DOES NOT make Wisconsin Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• Wisconsin Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is the abbreviation of a word in the name.  For example, "WI Auto Store, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Wisconsin Auto Store, Inc."
• Wisconsin Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is a phonetic spelling of the same word.  For example, "Boyz, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Boys, Inc."

It's important to choose a good name for your Wisconsin Business because if you want to change it after you form your Wisconsin Company you will have to file amended formation documents with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (and pay a fee).

Exclusive rights gives the person who Reserved a Company Name for a Wisconsin Business the exclusive right to the use of that name.

An exclusive right means that no one else may use the Wisconsin Company Name which you Reserved for your Wisconsin Business.  This includes both the time during which you are forming your Wisconsin Corporation or LLC and afterward when you are doing Business in the state of Wisconsin.

To find out how much it will cost to Reserve a Wisconsin Company Name, choose a Wisconsin Company Option on one of the Wisconsin Company Name Reservation Cost Calculators on this web page.  The total cost will be displayed automatically.

Processing times for new Wisconsin Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Department of Financial Institutions's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new Wisconsin Company Name Reservation takes the state around 4-6 business days.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.

In our experience 4-6 business days is the time it usually takes the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions to process a new Wisconsin Company Name Reservation.  We get your Wisconsin Company Reservation request to the WI Department of Financial Institutions ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Wisconsin Company Name approval process.

Once you Reserve a Name for your Wisconsin Company it is valid for 120 days.  You must file your Wisconsin Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions within that time period.

If you don't use the Wisconsin Company Name which you have Reserved you can Reserve it again unless some other Wisconsin Business has Reserved the Name before you do.

If you are ready to Reserve a Wisconsin Company Name Online now, simply fill in the Company Name Reservation Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.