Check and reserve a company name in India in 2026. Use MCA search, trademark screening and SPICe+ Part A; RUN is for existing-company name changes.
Last verified: 28 September 2026. For a new company, formal name reservation is through SPICe+ Part A on MCA21 V3. The RUN service is used for change of name of an existing company, not as the standard new-company reservation route.
Use the official MCA portal.
Search:
A free search is only preliminary screening.
Use IP India to check identical/similar marks in the relevant classes.
MCA name approval and trademark rights are separate.
A company name can be available on MCA but still create trademark risk.
MCA rules can reject names that:
Superficial changes such as punctuation, plural/singular or entity suffix may not create distinctiveness.
MCA’s V3 FAQ states:
If Part A and Part B are filed together, only one proposed name is entered in Part A.
This is a major correction to older guides.
For a newly incorporating company: use SPICe+ Part A.
For an existing company changing legal name: RUN is the relevant reservation service.
TaxQue can assist with MCA name review and incorporation filing.
This article is published by TaxQue (ARB FinTech LLP) for general informational, educational, and business guidance purposes only. Tax laws, GST rules, MCA circulars, and judicial precedents are subject to frequent statutory revisions. This content does not constitute formal individualized tax, accounting, or legal counsel.
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