5.__Use of another limited liability partnership's name.__A limited liability partnership may use the name, including the assumed or fictitious name, of another registered or foreign limited liability partnership that is used in this State if the other limited liability partnership is organized or authorized to transact business in this State and the limited liability partnership proposing to use the name:

A.__Has merged with the other limited liability partnership;

B.__Has been formed by reorganization of the other limited liability partnership; or

C.__Has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, including the limited liability partnership name, of the other limited liability partnership.

6. Determining distinguishability. In__determining whether names are distinguishable on the records, the Secretary of State shall disregard the following:

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";

B.__The presence or absence of the words or symbols of the words "and" and "the"; and

C.__Differences in the use of punctuation, capitalization or special characters.

7.__Change of limited liability partnership name by foreign limited liability partnership.__If a foreign limited liability partnership 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 proposed new name until it adopts a name satisfying the requirements of this section and files an amended application for authority under section 855 that is accompanied by a statement of use of a fictitious name under section 805-A.