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

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

Reserving a name for your Maryland Company could reduce the processing time for your application to form a Maryland Corporation or LLC with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.

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

We can Reserve your Maryland Company Name with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation for only $29 + Maryland state fees.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new Maryland Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Department of Assessments and Taxation's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new Maryland Company Name Reservation takes the state around 10-15 business days.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.

In our experience 10-15 business days is the time it usually takes the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation to process a new Maryland Company Name Reservation.  We get your Maryland Company Reservation request to the MD Department of Assessments and Taxation ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Maryland Company Name approval process.

Once you Reserve a Name for your Maryland Company it is valid for 30 days.  You must file your Maryland Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation within that time period.

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

If you are ready to Reserve a Maryland 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.