Company Name Availability Check for Nepal (OCR)

How Does the Company Name Check Work?

Before any reservation, the company name check works as a pre-check. It reads a proposed name and alternatives, flags likely conflicts with identical or similar names and restricted words, and points to the official OCR CAMIS check.

The Office of the Company Registrar (OCR), the registry for every company formed under the Companies Act 2063, makes the final name decision. CAMIS, the Company Administration Management Information System, is the OCR online portal for the official name search and name reservation.

The table sets out the 4 parts of a company name check in Nepal on this tool.

The tool is a pre-check, not the official reservation, so its result carries no OCR approval. OCR staff verify each proposed name against the company register and the naming rules on CAMIS, and only that approval reserves a name.

How to Check a Company Name

To check a company name in Nepal, enter one to three proposed names in the tool, review the flags on each name, and then reserve the chosen name on OCR CAMIS. The user completes 3 steps, and the OCR gives the binding answer at the last one.

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   Step 1: Enter one to three proposed names. The preferred name is entered as the lead choice, and up to 2 alternatives follow it. That count matches the one to three names a CAMIS name application carries.
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   Step 2: Review the likely-availability and rule flags. A name marked likely available shows no identical or similar match and no restricted word. A flagged name is reworded, or replaced by an alternative, before it reaches the OCR.
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   Step 3: Proceed to reserve the name on OCR CAMIS. The applicant logs in to CAMIS and submits the name-reservation application with the checked names. The OCR name approval, confirmed in the CAMIS account, closes the company name check and reservation.

The 3 steps turn a rough idea into a shortlist ready for the CAMIS application. The OCR approval on that application decides which name the company carries into registration.

What Are the Company Name Rules in Nepal?

Under the Companies Act 2063, the company name rules in Nepal require a unique name, no restricted words, the correct suffix and no trademark conflict. The OCR Company Directive 2072 adds the detail, and the OCR refuses a proposed name that breaks any of these 4 rules.

The Company Directive 2072 is the OCR's own rulebook for company filings, name approval included. The 4 name rules apply as follows:

• Company name uniqueness: the proposal is neither identical nor similar to a registered company name. Adding "The", "New" or "Shree", punctuation or a spelling change keeps a name similar, so "New Sagarmatha Dairy Pvt. Ltd." clashes with a registered "Sagarmatha Dairy Ltd."
• Word restrictions: a restricted word, known as a prohibited word, passes only with written consent. A name suggesting a link with the Government of Nepal, a public body or a local body needs that body's consent. A famous person's or institution's name needs their written consent. A word that misleads about the business fails too, such as "insurance" in a trading company's name. The OCR applies its current restricted-word list when it reviews the name.
• Company suffix: a private company ends its name with "Private Limited" (Pvt. Ltd.), and a public company ends it with "Limited" (Ltd.).
• Trademark clearance: the name is neither identical nor similar to a registered trademark owned by another party. The Companies Act 2063 bars such a name, so the OCR refuses it at approval.

The OCR weighs similarity, restricted words, company name suffix and trademark conflict together at name approval. A name contrary to law, public interest, morality or decency fails on the same review.

What Happens After the Name Is Available?

After the name is available, the applicant reserves it through a name-reservation application on OCR CAMIS and then files the company registration on CAMIS. The tool result holds no name, because only the OCR approval reserves one.

The OCR approval turns the proposal into a reserved name, the approved name that goes on the incorporation file. Under the OCR Company Directive 2072, a reserved name stays valid for three months from the date of name approval. The Company Registrar may cancel the approved name when the registration documents are not filed on CAMIS within that window.

Registration continues in the same CAMIS account. The founders prepare the memorandum of association (MOA) and the articles of association (AOA), the company's founding documents, and upload them with the registration application. The reserved name then feeds every later step in how to register a company, up to the Certificate of Incorporation.

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