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2020 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 6 - BUSINESS RIGHTS
CHAPTER 3 - Trade Names and Designations
ARTICLE 1.5 - Trade Name Registration
Section 14417.
Universal Citation: CA Bus & Prof Code § 14417 (2020)
14417.
The filing of articles of incorporation pursuant to Section 200 of the Corporations Code shall not of itself authorize the use in this state of a corporate name in violation of the rights of another under the federal Trademark Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1051 et seq.), the Trademark Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14200) of Division 6), the Fictitious Business Name Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17900) of Division 7), or the common law, including rights in a trade name. The Secretary of State shall deliver a notice to this effect to each newly organized corporation.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1317, Sec. 1.)
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