Current law does not allow naming the same or confusing names with other businesses. Here is the simplest way to check the company name to avoid duplicates or confusion.
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What are identical and confusingly similar names?
Pursuant to Article 41 of the Law on Enterprises 2020 of Vietnam, identical name means a Vietnamese name that is chosen by the applying enterprise and is identical to the Vietnamese name of a registered enterprise.
Besides, pursuant to Clause 2 Article 41 of the Law on Enterprises 2020 of Vietnam, a name is considered identical to a registered enterprise’s name in the following cases:
- The Vietnamese name of the applying enterprise is pronounced similarly to a registered enterprise’s name;
- The abbreviated name of the applying enterprise is identical to the abbreviated name of a registered enterprise;
- The foreign language name of the applying enterprise is identical to the foreign language name of a registered enterprise;
- The proper name of the applying enterprise is only different from the proper name of a registered enterprise by a natural number or a letter in the Vietnamese alphabet or any of the letters F, J, Z, W that is written right after the proper name with or without a space;
- The proper name of the applying enterprise is only different from the proper name of an registered enterprise of the same type by the word “và” (“and”) or the symbol “&”, ”, “.”, “,”, “+”, “-”, “_”;
- The proper name of the applying enterprise is only different from the proper name of an registered enterprise of the same type by the word “tân” or “mới” (“new”) that is written right before or after the proper name;
- The proper name of the applying enterprise is only different from the proper name of an registered enterprise of one of the phrases “miền Bắc” (“north”), “miền Nam” (“south”), “miền Trung” (“central”), “miền Tây” (“west”), “miền Đông” (“east”);
- The proper name of the applying enterprise is identical to that of a registered enterprise.
How to check the company name to avoid overlapping or confusing?
Cách kiểm tra tên công ty tránh đặt trùng hoặc gây nhầm lẫn
Step 1: Access the Homepage of the National Portal on business registration at: https://dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn/vn/Pages/Trangchu.aspx
Step 2: Enter the company's own name in the Search business box to search
If no company name appears, the expected name will not be duplicated.
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