2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-11-01-103

To avoid the likelihood of confusion when considering company names submitted to the Bureau for approval, the following are examples of when a requested name will be considered "not distinguishable from" and therefore "same or similar with" regarding an existing name:

1. Names are not distinguishable if the only difference is "a," "an," or "the" at the beginning of the name. "The Kudzu Pest Control" is similar and not distinguishable from "Kudzu Pest Control."

2. "&" and "and" do not make names distinguishable. "A & B Pest Control" is not distinguishable from "A and B Pest Control." And "A and B Pest Control" or "A & B Pest Control" is not distinguishable from "AB Pest Control" or "A.B. Pest Control."

3. Punctuation does not make names distinguishable. "A.B.C Pest Control" is not distinguishable from "ABC Pest Control."

4. Plural forms of the same word do not make names distinguishable.

5. A suffix added to a word or any other deviation from or derivative of the same word does not make names distinguishable.

6. Names are not distinguishable if the only difference is the abbreviation of a word in the name. "MS Pest Control" is not distinguishable from "Mississippi Pest Control."

7. Names are not distinguishable if the only difference is a phonetic spelling of the same word. "Boyz Pest Control" is not distinguishable from "Boys Pest Control."

8. Names are not distinguishable if the only difference includes any of the following terms or combination of terms: "Pest," "Control," "Solutions," "Management," "Exterminating," "Exterminator," "Fumigator," "Services," or "Inc.," "LLC or L.L.C.," "LP." "Mississippi Exterminating" is not distinguishable from "Mississippi Pest Control."

9. Names shall not be considered too similar solely because they contain a name or term common to the Industry as long as they are accompanied by an identifiable term or name not related to the Industry. "Mosquito Joe," "Mr. Mosquito," "Mosquito ...," "Trutech Wildlife Removal," "Nations Wildlife Removal," "Wildlife Removal Northeast Mississippi."

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2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-11-01-103

Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-1

Amended May 20, 2010 Amended 11/2/2024