How many names should be prepared for Abu Dhabi company registration? Naming taboos are all sorted out.

Many Chinese enterprises planning to land in Abu Dhabi got stuck in the company name link in the first step of registration: the submitted name either has the same name as the existing subject in the region, or touches the local religious and regulatory red line in Abu Dhabi and is directly rejected, repeatedly reworking lengthens the registration cycle, and even delays the progress of subsequent docking of local projects. This article will teach everyone to sort out the number of name preparation and naming taboos in advance, greatly improve the one-time pass rate of name pre-examination, and avoid unnecessary process delays.

Proposed number of alternative company names

the name reservation of Abu Dhabi Free Trade Zone adopts the online pre-review mechanism, and only one name is submitted for review at a time. The validity period of the reservation after successful name approval is generally 30 days. Affected by the national enterprise database of UAE, the probability of name duplication and approximate name is very high.

At the practical level, it is recommended to prepare 5 to 8 groups of English alternative names at one time and submit them in priority order. It is not recommended to prepare only 2-3 names. Once all the names fail to be checked, they need to be reconceived and queued for review again, thus delaying the registration progress.

Abu Dhabi Company Common Naming Hard No

1. Religious and culturally sensitive words (highest priority red line)

the UAE takes Islam as its state religion, and all names are strictly prohibited from appearing in religious-related words, including Allah, religious prophet names, and Quran-related words. At the same time, to avoid English words that are prone to negative Arabic interpretation, some Chinese literal translation of English words, translation into Arabic there is ambiguity, the audit agency has the right to directly reject. Vulgar, discriminatory, contrary to the public order and good customs of the vocabulary are prohibited.

2. Government, royal family, geographical restricted vocabulary

without the official approval of Abu Dhabi, the names of ordinary private enterprises are prohibited from using words such as UAE, Emirates, Sheikh and Abu Dhabi, which is easy to mislead the public into believing that enterprises are related to the government and the royal family. The licensing approval cycle is long, and small and micro enterprises try to actively avoid such words and do not take chances.

3, financial licensing industry sensitive words.

Financial terms such as Bank, Insurance, Fund, Asset Management, Trust and Exchange are restricted words. Only enterprises that have obtained the corresponding regulatory license can use it. Ordinary foreign trade, cross-border e-commerce, consulting companies, licenses without financial qualifications, the name of the above-mentioned words are strictly prohibited. The ADGM Financial Free Trade Zone has the most stringent review criteria, and the system automatically intercepts the name of the violation.

4. Infringement, exaggeration and misleading terms

do not use well-known brand trademarks and well-known enterprise names to prevent trademark infringement; It is forbidden to use absolute exaggerated descriptions such as World No.1, Top and Global Leader. The name needs to match the scope of business, the name of the trading company should not appear investment, funds and other words, to avoid misleading customers, banks business. At the same time, the name cannot be simply composed of common words such as "Trading and Consulting", but needs to be matched with an exclusive trade name.

Disclaimer

the content of this article is for general information only and does not constitute formal legal, tax or investment advice. The regulatory and business environment in Abu Dhabi continues to change, and companies should consult professional advisors when formulating specific policies. Zhuoxin Enterprises is not responsible for any decisions made as a result of reliance on the information herein.

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