Business Name Availability

Check the availability of a business name in Oregon through the Business Name Search application. Choose the Business Name Availability Check search method to determine if someone already has the name registered.

The Name Availability Check looks at the main words in the name and compares them to active businesses on file. If nothing is close, it suggests the name can be registered. The final determination, however, is made at the time of filing.

Your business name must be “distinguishable” from names of all other active entities in the Secretary of State’s business registry. A name is not distinguishable if the names only differ in one or more of the following ways:

Words that identify the type of business entity, such as "Inc.," "LLC," "Co.," "Corp."
Punctuation or special characters such as !, &, +, @, /, or #.
An added “s” to make the word plural, singular, or possessive
Spacing
The presence or absence of an article, preposition, or conjunction, or a symbol for that word, including but not limited to: "a," "an," "and," "at," "by," "for," "in," "plus," "the," "to," and "with” Capitalization