• What is a company name?
• Examples of company name

We explain what a company name is and what this legal attribute is used for. Also, some examples of well-known brands.

The business name is the name under which an organization or company is registered.

What is a company name?

Just as people have a legal identification usually composed of one or more names, one or more surnames and an identification number in their records. nation, mercantile companies have a name given at the time of foundation. This name is your company name or company name.

Thus, when we use the latter term, we refer to the specific name under which a organization or business specific, that is, the official and legal term to refer to it collectively, and which initially distinguishes it from other organizations.

The business name of a company will appear in its founding document, and will identify both the legal person and the organization's community, which is why it is used at formal, administrative and legal levels.

This name may be the one that appears on your official stationery or on your advertisement, or it can be strictly bureaucratic and give way to a pseudonym or a more salable name (Trade name) with which to identify your products. For example, the McDonald’s company has in some countries the business name "Arcos dorados, C.A." (GoldenArches).

The steps for registering a company name are determined by the laws of each nation, but in general it tends to be a rigorous process to demonstrate the originality of the name, since using a foreign company name is considered plagiarism and is subject to legal and legal sanctions for the ownership of intellectual rights.

Similarly, changes of company name are usually subject to control and documentation processes, since changing the name of an organization, especially if it has capitals and assets that may affect third parties or whose illicit origin may be affected, should not serve to escape the Justice and hide illegal actions.

Examples of company name

Pepsi's corporate name is PepsiCo, Inc.

• Tradename. McDonald’s /Business name: Arcos Dorados, C.A.
• Tradename. Plinpin Toys /Business name: Carlos Fernández, E. I. R. L.
• Tradename. Cheese Bazaar /Business name: Chascomús, S.A. de C.V.
• Tradename. Fish The Mermaid /Business name: PFV imports.
• Tradename. Proceramics /Business name: Grupo Fernández, S.A.
• Tradename. Pepsi /Business name: PepsiCo, Inc.