Oregon Secretary of State business search
Oregon holds assumed business names by county, so the register can hold the same assumed name tied to two counties.
Search Oregon's published list of active businesses
Type a name with or without its ending. LLC, Inc., Corp., Co. and Ltd. are set aside before matching, along with punctuation and capital letters.
Example: a search for "Cascade Coffee" in Oregon, run on November 12, 2026.
No exact match, but 1 name is nearly the same
The difference is only a plural, "and" against "&", or spacing. Each state sets its own test for whether names this close count as different.
Read the state's rule or ask the state before you file.
Get the matching domain name
Type a business name to check its .com, .net, .org and .us.
"Not registered" is the registry's answer at this moment. It is not a promise that the name can be bought at the standard price, since some unregistered names are reserved or sold at a premium. The buttons open Spaceship, a domain registrar, where the price is shown.
- Nearly the sameCASCADES COFFEE LLCDomestic Limited Liability Company, Active, filed March 7, 2019, record 153396891Differs only by a plural, "and" or "&", or spacing
- One word apartCASCADE COLOMBIAN COFFEE LLCDomestic Limited Liability Company, Active, filed July 23, 2025, record 244327094One word added: Colombian
- One word apartCASCADE ESTATE COFFEESAssumed Business Name, Active, filed September 4, 2025, record 246348692One word added: Estate
- One word apartCASCADE PINE COFFEE CO. LLCDomestic Limited Liability Company, Active, filed September 16, 2025, record 246679690One word added: Pine
Source: Active Businesses: ALL, Oregon Secretary of State, data dated November 10, 2026.
- The list holds active businesses only and is updated weekly. It includes assumed business names and reserved names.
Confirm with the state before you file: Oregon's Business Name Search. A state business name is not a trademark. This is not a government site.
A private website, not a government site. Every state entry links to that state's official search.
Oregon Secretary of State's own search
- Run by
- Oregon Secretary of State
- Called
- Business Name Search
- Search by
- business name, business registry number
The state's search is the record that counts. State Business Entity Search is not a government site.
The Secretary of State's Corporation Division keeps the register, and its Business Name Search finds a business by name or registry number.
Oregon filing fees for a new business name
| Filing | State fee | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Form an LLC in Oregon | $100 | Articles of Organization. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry fee schedule. |
| Form a corporation in Oregon | $100 | Articles of Incorporation. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry fee schedule. |
| Reserve a name in Oregon | $100 | Held for 120 days. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry fee schedule. |
| Annual report for an Oregon LLC | $100 | Every year. On the anniversary date of the original filing. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry fee schedule. |
| Assumed business name, registered with the Secretary of State Corporation Division in Oregon | $50 | Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry fee schedule. |
Name endings Oregon accepts
For an LLC (Oregon Revised Statutes 63.094)
For a corporation (Oregon Revised Statutes 60.094)
Oregon Business Name Search and its availability check
The Corporation Division's Business Name Search accepts a business name or a registry number. Two methods sit inside it. The Business Name Availability Check compares the main words of a name with active businesses on file, and the Advanced Business Name Search offers a finer look.
Registrations can also be searched by an individual's name, which is why the state suggests keeping a home address off a filing.
The division's own limit is plain: the final determination is made at the time of filing. Its records do not include every business using a name.
What the Oregon Active Businesses list covers
The search here reads Active Businesses: ALL, which the Oregon Secretary of State's Corporation Division publishes on data.oregon.gov and updates weekly. It holds active businesses only. Assumed business names and reserved names are in it too.
Each result shows the business name, entity type, registry date and registry number. A company that is no longer active will not appear, so a name that looks clear here may still carry history.
What Oregon counts as a different name
OAR 160-010-0012 treats a name as distinguishable when it has one or more different letters or numerals, or a different order of them. Adding or dropping an "s" for a plural, singular or possessive does not make a name different.
The state's availability page adds more things that do not count: entity-type words such as "Inc." and "Co.", punctuation and special characters, articles and conjunctions, spacing and capitalization.
Assumed names are the exception to uniqueness. They are filed by county, so identical ones can exist in different counties.
Words an Oregon LLC cannot use
ORS 63.094 keeps a list of words out of an LLC name: cooperative, corporation, corp., incorporated, Inc., limited partnership, L.P., LP, Ltd., limited liability partnership, L.L.P. and LLP. Derivations are barred too. Corporate names may not contain "cooperative". The name must be in the English alphabet and may include Arabic and Roman numerals.
Reserving a name and the first year
The fee schedule lists the Application for Name Reservation at $100, and ORS 63.097 has the Secretary of State reserve the name for 120 days. The Articles of Organization also cost $100 on that schedule. The name rules by state show how Oregon's endings compare.
An LLC renews every year at $100 under the same schedule. An assumed business name costs $50 to register and $50 to renew, and it renews every 2 years. The Corporation Division requires an assumed business name when the real and true name of each person running the business is not in the business name.
Checking and claiming a name in Oregon
- Run the name through the business entity search by state and look at the entity type and registry date of any near match.
- Repeat the check in the Business Name Search using the Business Name Availability Check.
- Remove ending words such as "Inc." from the comparison, since the state ignores them.
- File the $100 name reservation, or go straight to the Articles of Organization. Read how to protect a business name once the filing is done.
Oregon name search questions
Is the Oregon secretary of state business search the same as the search here?
No. The state's Business Name Search is the official record and offers an Advanced Business Name Search. The search here reads the Active Businesses: ALL list on data.oregon.gov, which is updated weekly.
Can an Oregon business registry search find a dissolved company?
Not in the list read here. The Active Businesses: ALL list holds active businesses only, so a company that has ended will not appear even if its name was used before.
How often does an Oregon LLC renew?
Every year, on the anniversary of its original filing. The fee schedule lists the LLC renewal at $100, and the Corporation Division mails notices approximately 45 days before the due date.
Does registering a name give me the right to use it in Oregon?
No. The Corporation Division says registering a name does not give the right to use it, and that right comes from use and court action. Its records do not include every business using a given name.
Can an Oregon LLC use "Inc." or "Ltd." in its name?
No. ORS 63.094 bars an LLC name from containing "Inc.", "Ltd.", "corporation", "cooperative", "LP", "LLP" or any derivation of them. The name must end with "limited liability company", "L.L.C." or "LLC".
After the Oregon name check
- LLC cost calculatorOregon filing and report fees added up
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11 official Oregon sources
- Oregon Secretary of State, Find a Business and Business Name Search, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Search Active Business Registrations, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Name availability help, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Business names and trademarks, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 63, Limited Liability Companies, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 60, Private Corporations, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry fee schedule, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry frequently asked questions, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Renewal help, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Domestic limited liability companies forms, retrieved November 13, 2026.
- Oregon Secretary of State, Business registration forms, retrieved November 13, 2026.