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

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

Reserving a name for your District of Columbia Company could reduce the processing time for your application to form a District of Columbia Corporation or LLC with the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

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

We can Reserve your District of Columbia Company Name with the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for only $29 + District of Columbia state fees.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new District of Columbia Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new District of Columbia Company Name Reservation takes the state around 7-10 business days.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

In our experience 7-10 business days is the time it usually takes the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to process a new District of Columbia Company Name Reservation.  We get your District of Columbia Company Reservation request to the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new District of Columbia Company Name approval process.

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

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

If you are ready to Reserve a District of Columbia 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.