Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-1-211 - "similar Requiring Letter of Consent" - Defined

A proposed name may be deemed "similar requiring letter of consent" if:

1. The proposed corporate name is the "same" as, or "deceptively similar" to an existing corporate name except for a geographical designation.

Example: Existing corporate name: JOHNSON PRODUCTS, INC.

Proposed corporate name: JOHNSON PRODUCTS OF PHOENIX, INC.

Similar requiring letter of consent.

2. The first words of a proposed corporate name are the same as the first words of an existing corporate name.

Example: Existing corporate name: TUCSON SERVICE, INC.

Proposed corporate name: TUCSON SERVICE AND SUPPLY, INC.

Similar requiring letter of consent.

3. Names containing a fictitious, fanciful or arbitrary word.

Example: Existing corporate name: ARCO, INC.

Proposed corporate name: ARCO PRODUCTION COMPANY

Similar requiring letter of consent.

4. The proposed corporate name implies the entity to be an affiliate or extension of an existing corporate name. (Rule R14-1-214(A)(4))

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-1-211

Adopted effective June 21, 1982 (Supp. 82-3).