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4-26-401. Requirements and limitations.
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4-26-401. Requirements and limitations.
The corporate name:
(1) Shall contain the word “Corporation”, “Company”, or “Incorporated”, or shall contain an abbreviation of one of those words; but the name may not end with the word “Company” nor the abbreviation “Co.” if the final word or abbreviation is immediately preceded by “and” or any symbol for “and”;
(2) Shall not contain any word or phrase which is prohibited by law for the corporation or which indicates or implies that it is organized for any purpose other than one (1) or more of the purposes contained in the articles of incorporation;
(3)(A) Shall not be the same as or confusingly similar to the name of any domestic corporation existing under the laws of this state or any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, or a name the exclusive right to which is, at the time, reserved under § 4-26-402, or the name of a corporation which has in effect a registration of its corporate name under § 4-26-403.
(B) No foreign corporation may be admitted to this state if its corporate name is identical with or confusingly similar to the name of any domestic corporation, or the name of any foreign corporation then admitted to this state, or any name then reserved or registered under § 4-26-402 or § 4-26-403.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-26-401
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4-26-401. Requirements and limitations.
The corporate name:
(1) Shall contain the word “Corporation”, “Company”, or “Incorporated”, or shall contain an abbreviation of one of those words; but the name may not end with the word “Company” nor the abbreviation “Co.” if the final word or abbreviation is immediately preceded by “and” or any symbol for “and”;
(2) Shall not contain any word or phrase which is prohibited by law for the corporation or which indicates or implies that it is organized for any purpose other than one (1) or more of the purposes contained in the articles of incorporation;
(3)(A) Shall not be the same as or confusingly similar to the name of any domestic corporation existing under the laws of this state or any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, or a name the exclusive right to which is, at the time, reserved under § 4-26-402, or the name of a corporation which has in effect a registration of its corporate name under § 4-26-403.
(B) No foreign corporation may be admitted to this state if its corporate name is identical with or confusingly similar to the name of any domestic corporation, or the name of any foreign corporation then admitted to this state, or any name then reserved or registered under § 4-26-402 or § 4-26-403.
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4-26-402. Reservation of name.
(a)(1) The exclusive right to the use of a corporate name may be reserved by any person or corporation, foreign or domestic, by filing with the Secretary of State a written application to reserve a specified corporate name.
(2) If the Secretary of State finds that the name is not identical with or confusingly similar to any other name reserved or registered under either this section or § 4-26-403 or the name of any domestic corporation or any foreign corporation admitted to this state, he or she shall reserve it for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of six (6) months provided the applicant pays the fee prescribed by law.
(b) The right to the exclusive use of a specified corporate name so reserved may be transferred to any other person or corporation by filing in the office of the Secretary of State a notice of such transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, specifying the name and address of the transferee.
(c) The Secretary of State may, however, revoke any reservation after hearing if of the opinion that the application or any transfer was not made in good faith.
(d) A name reservation under this section may not be renewed, nor shall the same name be reserved on any subsequent application filed by or for the benefit of the original applicant or any person, firm, or corporation identified with such applicant, or any transferee of the original applicant.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-26-402
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4-26-403. Registration of foreign corporation's name.
(a) Any foreign corporation not authorized to transact business in this state may register its corporate name under this chapter, if its corporate name is not the same as or confusingly similar to the name of any domestic corporation existing under the laws of this state or the name of any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state or any corporate name reserved or registered under either this section or § 4-26-402.
(b) The registration shall be made by:
(1) Filing with the Secretary of State:
(A) An application for registration executed by the corporation by an officer thereof, setting forth the name of the corporation, the state or territory under the laws of which it is incorporated, the date of its incorporation, a statement that it is carrying on or doing business, and a brief statement of the business in which it is engaged; and
(B) A certificate setting forth that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of the state or territory wherein it is organized, executed by the secretary of state of the state or territory or by such other official as may have custody of the records pertaining to corporations; and
(2) Paying to the Secretary of State the fee prescribed by law.
(c) The registration shall be effective for a period of one (1) year from the date on which the application for registration is filed.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-26-403
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-26-403. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.