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Names which resemble too nearly with name of existing company

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..... aps Technology Ltd. and Prataps Technologies Ltd. (iii) SM Computers Ltd. is not same as SMS Computers Ltd. (c) type and case of letters, spacing between letters, punctuation marks and special characters used in one or both names; B. Illustrations (i) ABC Ltd. is same as A.B.C. Ltd. and A B C Ltd. (ii) TeamWork Ltd. is same as Team@Work Ltd. and Team-Work Ltd (d) use of different tenses in one or both names ; C. Illustrations (i) Ascend Solutions Ltd. is same as Ascended Solutions Ltd. and Ascending Solutions Ltd. (ii) Speak English Solutions Limited is same as Spoken English Solutions Limited. (e) use of different phonetic spellings including use of misspelled words of an expression; D. Illustrations (i) Chemtech Ltd. is same as Chemtec Ltd., Chemtek Ltd., Cemtech Ltd., Cemtek Ltd., Kemtech Ltd., and Kemtek Ltd. (ii) Bee Kay Ltd is same as BK Ltd, Be Kay Ltd., B Kay Ltd., Bee K Ltd., B.K. Ltd. and Beee Kay Ltd. (f) use of host name such as 'www' or a domain extension such as ' .....

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..... td is not the same as One Power Equipment Ltd, if One 11 represents a brand: Provided that clauses (f) to (h) and clauses (k) and (l) shall not be disregarded while comparing the names, if a no objection by way of a Board resolution has been provided by an existing company. ] Notes:- 1. Inserted vide F. No. 01/13/2013 CL-V (Part-I) - Dated 1-5-2015 2. Omitted vide F. No. 1/13/2013 CL-V-part-II - Dated 22-1-2016, w.e.f. 26 th day of January, 2016, before it was read as, (ii) it is not in consonance with the principal objects of the company as set out in the memorandum of association; Provided that every name need not be necessarily indicative of the objects of the company, but when there is some indication of objects in the name, then it shall be in conformity with the objects mentioned in the memorandum; '' 3. Omitted vide F. No. 1/13/2013 CL-V-part-II - Dated 22-1-2016, w.e.f. 26 th day of January, 2016,before it was read as, (x) the proposed name is vague or an abbreviated name such as ABC limited or 23K limited or DJMO Ltd: abbreviated name based on the name of the promoters .....

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..... ase may be, has been obtained and produced by the promoters; 8. Omitted vide F.No.1/13/2013-CL-V - Dated 27-7-2016 , before it was read as, , 9. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION [F. No. 1/13/2013 CL-V, part-I, Vol.lll] dated 10-05-2019 before it was read as 8. Undesirable names.- (1) In determining whether a proposed name is identical with another, the differences on account of the following shall be disregarded- (a) the words like Private, Pvt, Pvt., (P), Limited, Ltd, Ltd., LLP, Limited Liability Partnership; (b) words appearing at the end of the names - company, and company, co., co, corporation, corp, corpn, corp.; (c) plural version of any of the words appearing in the name; (d) type and case of letters, spacing between letters and punctuation marks; (e) joining words together or separating the words does not make a name distinguishable from a name that uses the similar, separated or joined words; (f) use of a different tense or number of the same word does not distinguish one name from another; (g) using different phonetic spellings or spelling variations shall not be considered as distinguish .....

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..... [***] (iii) the company s main business is financing, leasing, chit fund, investments, securities or combination thereof, such name shall not be allowed unless the name is indicative of such related financial activities, viz., Chit Fund or Investment or Loan, etc.; (iv) it resembles closely the popular or abbreviated description of an existing company or limited liability partnership; (v) the proposed name is identical with or too nearly resembles the name of a company or limited liability partnership incorporated outside India and reserved by such company or limited liability partnership with the Registrar: Provided that if a foreign company is incorporating its subsidiary company in India, then the original name of the holding company as it is may be allowed with the addition of word India or name of any Indian state or city, if otherwise available; (vi) any part of the proposed name includes the words indicative of a separate type of business constitution or legal person or any connotation thereof e.g. co-operative, sehkari, trust, LLP, partnership, society, proprietor, HUF, firm, Inc., PLC, GmbH, SA, PTE, Sdn, AG etc.; Explanation.- For .....

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..... ysore Limited; (xvi) the name is only a general one, like Cotton Textile Mills Ltd. or Silk Manufacturing Ltd., and not Lakshmi Silk Manufacturing Co. Ltd; (xvii) 4 [***] (xviii) the proposed name includes name of any foreign country or any city in a foreign country, the same shall be allowed if the applicant produces any proof of significance of business relations with such foreign country like Memorandum Of Understanding with a company of such country: Provided that the name combining the name of a foreign country with the use of India like India Japan or Japan India shall be allowed if, there is a government to government participation or patronage and no company shall be incorporated using the name of an enemy country. Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause, enemy country means so declared by the Central Government from time to time. (3) 5 [***] (4) 6 [***] (5) The applicant shall declare in affirmative or negative ( to affirm or deny ) whether they are using or have been using in the last five years , the name applied for incorporation of company or LLP in any other business constitution like Sole proprietor or Partner .....

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