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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new Kentucky 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 Kentucky Company Name Reservation takes the state around 3 business days.

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

In our experience 3 business days is the time it usually takes the Kentucky Secretary of State to process a new Kentucky Company Name Reservation.  We get your Kentucky Company Reservation request to the KY Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Kentucky Company Name approval process.

Once you Reserve a Name for your Kentucky Company it is valid for 90 days.  You must file your Kentucky Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Kentucky Secretary of State within that time period.

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

If you are ready to Reserve a Kentucky 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.