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

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

Reserving a name for your Delaware Company could reduce the processing time for your application to form a Delaware Corporation or LLC with the Delaware Secretary of State.

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

We can Reserve your Delaware Company Name with the Delaware Secretary of State for only $29 + Delaware state fees.

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

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

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

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

Your Delaware Company Name can identify the type of products and/or services your Delaware Corporation or Delaware 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 Delaware Company Name that you choose must be distinguishable from the name of any other registered Delaware Business entity and the name must also be different from any Reserved Company Names on record with the Delaware Secretary of State.  Your Delaware Company Name must not imply that it was formed for a purpose other than that stated in your formation documents and your Delaware Company Name must not be a name that is likely to mislead the public.

If you are planning on starting a Delaware Corporation then your name must include the words "Incorporated", "Corporation", "Inc." or "Corp.".  If you are planning on starting a Delaware 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 Delaware Company Name:

• Your Delaware Company Name must include only English letters and numbers or Roman numerals.
• Punctuation DOES NOT make Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• Delaware Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is the abbreviation of a word in the name.  For example, "DE Auto Store, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Delaware Auto Store, Inc."
• Delaware 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 Delaware Business because if you want to change it after you form your Delaware Company you will have to file amended formation documents with the Delaware Secretary of State (and pay a fee).

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

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

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

Processing times for new Delaware Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Secretary of State's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new Delaware Company Name Reservation takes the state around 15 days.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Delaware Secretary of State.

In our experience 15 days is the time it usually takes the Delaware Secretary of State to process a new Delaware Company Name Reservation.  We get your Delaware Company Reservation request to the DE Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Delaware Company Name approval process.

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

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

If you are ready to Reserve a Delaware 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.