Oregon Statutes 65.094 – Corporate name
(1) A corporate name may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by ORS § 65.074 and the articles of incorporation.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 65.094
- Articles of incorporation: means the articles of incorporation described in ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- United States: means the federal government or a district, authority, bureau, commission, department or any other agency of the United States. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Written: means embodied as a document. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
(2) A corporate name may not contain the word ‘cooperative’ or the phrase ‘limited partnership.’
(3) A corporate name must be written in the alphabet used to write the English language but may include Arabic and Roman numerals and incidental punctuation.
(4) Except as authorized by subsection (5) of this section, a corporate name must be distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from any other corporate name, professional corporate name, business corporate name, cooperative name, limited partnership name, business trust name, reserved name, registered corporate name or assumed business name of active record with the Secretary of State.
(5) The corporate name need not satisfy the requirement of subsection (4) of this section if the applicant delivers to the Secretary of State a certified copy of a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that finds that the applicant has a prior or concurrent right to use the corporate name in this state.
(6) The provisions of this section do not prohibit a corporation from transacting business under an assumed business name.
(7) The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Abrogate or limit the law governing unfair competition or unfair trade practices; or
(b) Derogate from the common law, the principles of equity or the statutes of this state or of the United States with respect to the right to acquire and protect trade names. [1989 c.1010 § 32; 2019 c.174 § 23]