19 Pa. Code § 17.1 - General standards
(a) An
association name may be in any language, but shall be expressed in Roman
letters or characters or Arabic or Roman numerals. As to the use of "Inc." or
an equivalent corporate designator, see the discussion in this subpart under
the applicable type of association.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute,
a new association may not be incorporated or otherwise organized or qualified
with a name which is the same as or confusingly similar to, and no existing
association may change its name to a name which is the same as or confusingly
similar to, the name of an association whose name is currently registered under
54 Pa.C.S. §
501
(relating to register established).
(c) The register established under
54 Pa.C.S. §
501
consists of the following names, as long as the registration has not been
terminated under
54 Pa.C.S. §
504 or
§ 506 (relating to effect of failure to make decennial filings; and
voluntary termination of registration by corporations and other associations):
(1) A name registered prior to February 13,
1973 under the act of May 16, 1923 (P. L. 246, No. 160) (Repealed), relating to
registration of certain names.
(2)
A name registered under
54 Pa.C.S. §
502
(relating to certain additions to register). The names of those limited
partnerships which have effected any of the following filings in the Department
are deemed registered under
54 Pa.C.S. §
502(b) by reason of having
effected the filing, as long as the partnership has not filed a certificate of
cancellation, in the case of a domestic partnership, or a certificate of
cancellation of registration, in the case of a foreign partnership:
(i) A certificate of limited partnership. See
54 Pa.C.S. §
8585
(relating to name).
(ii) A
certificate of summary of record. See section 8519 of the RULPA (relating to
filing of certificate of summary of record by limited partnerships formed prior
to 1976).
(iii) An application for
registration as a foreign limited partnership. See 54 Pa.C.S. (relating to
name).
(3) In the case
of a domestic or qualified foreign corporation, a name rendered unavailable for
corporate use by other corporations by reason of a filing in the Department by
the domestic or qualified foreign corporation, as long as so rendered
unavailable. See
54 Pa.C.S. §
502(b).
(4) A name registered under section 4131 of
the BCL (relating to registration of name) and section 6131 of the NPCL
(relating to registration of name) or a similar provision of law, as long as so
registered. See
54 Pa.C.S. §
502(b).
(5) In the case of a business trust which
exists subject to Chapter 95 of the code (relating to business trusts), the
name of the trust as set forth in instrument filed in the Department under
section 9503 of the code (relating to documentation of
trust).
(d) A name is not
rendered unavailable for association use by reason of registration under 54
Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 (relating to fictitious names). See
54 Pa.C.S. §§
311(a)(6) and
332 (relating to
registration; and effect of registration).
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.