Chapter 24 - Business Names

CHAPTER 24 - BUSINESS NAMES

 

17-24-101. Business entity name; limited rights.

 

(a) The authorization granted under this title by the secretaryof state to file articles of incorporation, a certificate of limitedpartnership, articles of organization, a certificate of trust or other similardocument authorizing the transaction of business in this state under acorporate, limited partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust or otherbusiness entity name or to reserve a name does not:

 

(i) Abrogate or limit the law governing unfair competition orunfair trade practices;

 

(ii) Derogate from the common law the principles of equity orthe statutes of this state or of the United States with respect to the right toacquire and protect names and trademarks; or

 

(iii) Create an exclusive right in geographic or generic termscontained within a name.