Vermont § 3292 - Name

§ 3292. Name

• (a) The name of a limited liability partnership must end with “Registered Limited Liability
  Partnership,” “Limited Liability Partnership,” “R.L.L.P.,” “L.L.P.,” “RLLP,” or “LLP.” (b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a limited liability
  partnership’s name shall be distinguishable in the records of the Secretary of State
  from any name granted, registered, or reserved under this chapter, or the name of
  any other entity, whether domestic or foreign, that is granted, reserved, or registered
  by or with the Secretary of State. (c) A limited liability partnership may apply to the Secretary of State for authorization
  to use a name that is not distinguishable in the records of the Secretary of State
  from one or more of the names described in subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary
  of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if: (1) the other entity consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in a form
  satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable
  in the records from the name of the applying company; or (2) 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. (d) A limited liability partnership may use the name, including the trade name, of another
  domestic or foreign limited liability partnership that is used in this State if the
  other partnership is organized or authorized to transact business in this State and
  the proposed user partnership: (1) has merged with the other partnership; (2) has been formed by reorganization of the other partnership; or (3) has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, including the name, of the other
  partnership. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a limited liability partnership or foreign
  limited liability partnership that renders professional service may use as its name
  all or some of the names of individual present or former partners of the partnership
  or a predecessor partnership, as permitted by the applicable rules of ethics and by
  the applicable statutory or regulatory provisions governing the rendering of such
  professional service. (Added 1997, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2015, No. 17, § 5.)