Ohio § 1329.02
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 1329.02, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1329.02.
(A) The secretary of state shall not file an application for the registration of any
trade name if the application indicates or implies that the trade name is connected
with a government agency of this state, another state, or the United States and the
trade name is not so connected or if the application indicates or implies that the
applicant is incorporated and the application is not incorporated. Additionally, the secretary of state shall not file an application for the registration
of any trade name if it is not distinguishable upon the records in the office of the
secretary of state from any other trade name previously registered under sections 1329.01 to 1329.03 of the Revised Code , any corporate name, whether nonprofit or for profit and whether that of a domestic
corporation or of a foreign corporation authorized to do business in this state, the
name of any limited liability company registered in the office of the secretary of
state pursuant to Chapter 1705. or 1706. of the Revised Code, whether domestic or
foreign, the name of any limited liability partnership registered in the office of
the secretary of state pursuant to Chapter 1775. or 1776. of the Revised Code, whether
domestic or foreign, the name of any limited partnership registered in the office
of the secretary of state pursuant to Chapter 1782. of the Revised Code, whether domestic
or foreign, or any trademark, or service mark previously filed and recorded in the
office of the secretary of state and not abandoned, unless the written consent of
the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited
partnership, or the person to whom is registered the exclusive right to use the trade
name is filed in accordance with division (C) of section 1701.05 of the Revised Code with the application or the written consent of the former registrant of the trademark
or service mark is filed with the application. The application for the registration of a trade name and the consent form shall
be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. (B) The secretary of state shall determine for purposes of this section whether a name
is distinguishable from another name in a manner consistent with the provisions of division (B) of section 1701.05 of the Revised Code .
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