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to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is | | distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from | | the name of the applicant; or |
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| | | B.__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. |
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| | | 5.__Use of another limited liability company's name.__A | | limited liability company may use the name, including the assumed | | or fictitious name, of another domestic or foreign limited | | liability company that is used in this State if the other limited | | liability company is organized or authorized to transact business | | in this State and the limited liability company proposing to use | | the name: |
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| | | A.__Has merged with the other limited liability company; |
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| | | B.__Has been formed by reorganization of the other limited | | liability company; or |
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| | | C.__Has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, | | including the limited liability company name, of the other | | limited liability company. |
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| | | 6.__Determining distinguishability.__In determining whether | | names are distinguishable on the records, the Secretary of State | | shall disregard the following: |
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| | | A.__Words or abbreviations of words that describe the nature | | of the entity, including "professional association," | | "corporation," "company," "incorporated," "chartered," | | "limited," "limited partnership," "limited liability | | company," "professional limited liability company," "limited | | liability partnership,"__"registered limited liability | | partnership," "service corporation" and "professional | | corporation"; |
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| | | B.__The presence or absence of the words or symbols of the | | words "and" and "the"; and |
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| | | C.__Differences in the use of punctuation, capitalization or | | special characters. |
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| | | 7.__Change of limited liability company name by foreign | | limited liability company.__If a foreign limited liability | | company authorized to transact business in this State changes its | | name to one that does not satisfy the requirements of this | | section, it may not transact business in this State under the |
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