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one or more of the names described in subsection 2.__The Secretary | | of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if: |
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| | | A.__The entity in possession of the name consents to the use | | in writing and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory | | to the Secretary of State as provided in sections 104 and | | 106 or as provided in the applicable law for that entity to | | change its name to a name that is distinguishable on the | | records of the Secretary of State from the name of the | | applicant; or |
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| | | B.__The applicant delivers to the Secretary of State a | | certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent | | jurisdiction establishing the applicant's right to use the | | name applied for in this State. |
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| | | 5.__Use of another corporation's name.__A corporation may use | | the name, including the assumed or fictitious name, of another | | domestic or foreign corporation that is used in this State if the | | other corporation is incorporated or authorized to transact | | business in this State and the corporation proposing to use the | | name: |
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| | | A.__Has merged with the other corporation; |
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| | | B.__Has been formed by reorganization of the other | | corporation; or |
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| | | C.__Has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, | | including the corporate name, of the other corporation. |
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| | | 6.__Determining distinguishability. In determining whether | | names are distinguishable on the records, the Secretary of State | | shall disregard the following: |
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| | | A.__The words or abbreviations of words that describe the | | nature of the entity, including "professional association," | | "corporation," "company," "incorporated," "chartered," | | "limited," "limited partnership," "limited liability | | company," "professional limited liability company," "limited | | liability partnership,"__"registered limited liability | | partnership," "service corporation" and "professional | | corporation"; |
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| | | B.__The presence or absence of the words or symbols of the | | words "and" and "the"; and |
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| | | C.__The differences in the use of punctuation, | | capitalization or special characters. |
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