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Maine business name search

Check name availability against the Maine Secretary of State database

14,359
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
4,431
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
-1.6%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
57
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
Maine seal
Websitewww.maine.gov
Phone(207) 624-7752
Address6 E Chestnut St, Augusta, ME 04330
Hours8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri

Maine business formation by the numbers

State-level data from official sources on business formation activity in Maine.

#46
Maine ranks 46th in U.S. business formations
Ranking is based on total business applications filed in the trailing twelve months across all 50 states and D.C.
Census BFS via FRED, TTM rank
+43.8%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSAME
+31.4%
Quarter-over-quarter change
Current quarter applications compared to the prior quarter. A useful read on whether momentum is building or fading.
FRED, latest 3 months vs prior 3
$175
LLC filing fee and processing time
Standard processing: 35-40 business days.
Maine Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
864
Federal trademark applications from Maine businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a Maine address. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the Maine Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
+3%
Trademark filing change since 2015
Maine filings went from 838 in 2015 to 864 in 2023, up 3%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about Maine

Applicants with a Maine address filed 864 federal trademark applications in 2023, compared with 838 in 2015, a change of +3%.

Adjusted for population that is about 62 filings per 100,000 residents, the 34th highest rate in the country.

The most common category for Maine filings since 2019 is Class 041, covering education, training and entertainment services.

A trademark and a Maine registration are different things

Registering an entity with the Maine Secretary of State establishes that name for that entity within Maine. A federal trademark is granted by the USPTO, applies nationally, and covers only the goods or services it is registered under.

The two records are separate, which is why a name can clear a Maine entity search and still overlap an existing federal mark, and why a federal mark can exist for a name no Maine entity has registered.

Trademark figures on this page come from the USPTO Trademark Case Files dataset, which covers applications through March 2024. Counts are applications filed by applicants with a Maine mailing address, and reflect filings rather than registrations granted.