§401. Corporate name 1. Prohibition. A corporate name may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by section 301 and the corporation’s articles of incorporation. [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2. Distinguishable […]
§402. Reserved name 1. Reserve use of name. A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name, including an assumed or fictitious name, by delivering for filing an application to the Secretary of State. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. […]
§403. Registered name of foreign corporation 1. Register corporate name. A foreign corporation may register its corporate name if the name is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State pursuant to section 401. [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2. Application. To […]
§404. Assumed or fictitious name of corporation 1. Assumed name; defined. As used in this section, “assumed name” includes a trade name, the name of a division not separately incorporated and not used in conjunction with the real corporate name and any name other than the real name of a corporation, except a fictitious name. […]
