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Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-14-101 Corporate name
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(a) A corporate name:(1) Must contain the word “corporation,” “incorporated,” “company,” or the abbreviation “corp.,” “inc.,” “co.,” or words or abbreviations of like import in another language (provided they are written in roman characters or letters); provided, that, if such co…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-14-102 Reserved name
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(a) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name, including an assumed corporate name, by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If th…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-14-103 Registered name
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(a) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or an assumed corporate name under which it transacts business, or its corporate name with any addition pursuant to § 48-25-106, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the corporate…