Ohio Code § 1703.15

§ 1703.15.

No foreign corporation shall transact in this state any business that could not be

lawfully transacted by a domestic corporation.  Whenever the secretary of state finds that a foreign corporation licensed to transact

business in this state is transacting in this state a business that a domestic corporation

could not lawfully transact, is transacting business in this state in a corporate

name that is not readily distinguishable from the name of every other corporation,

limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership,

domestic or foreign, or every trade name, registered in the office of the secretary

of state, theretofore authorized to transact business in this state, without the consent

of the other corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership,

limited partnership, or trade name registrant, evidenced in writing filed with the

secretary of state pursuant to section 1703.04 of the Revised Code , or has failed, after the death or resignation of its designated agent or the designated

agent's removal from this state, to designate another agent as required by section 1703.041 of the Revised Code , the secretary of state shall give notice thereof by certified mail to the corporation.  Unless that failure is cured within thirty days after the mailing by the secretary

of state of the notice or within such further period as the secretary of state grants,

the secretary of state, upon the expiration of such period, shall cancel the license

of the foreign corporation to transact business in this state, give notice of the

cancellation to the corporation by mail, and make a notation of the cancellation on

the secretary of state's records. A foreign corporation whose license has been canceled may be reinstated upon its filing

with the secretary of state, within two years of the cancellation, on a form prescribed

by the secretary of state, an application for reinstatement accompanied by the fee

specified in division (Q) of section 111.16 of the Revised Code .  If the application for reinstatement is submitted in a tax year or calendar year

other than that in which the cancellation occurred, the application also shall be

accompanied by a certificate of reinstatement issued by the department of taxation.  The name of a corporation whose license has been canceled pursuant to this section

shall be reserved for a period of one year after the date of cancellation.  If the reinstatement is not made within one year after the date of cancellation

of the foreign license and it appears that a corporate name, limited liability company

name, limited liability partnership name, limited partnership name, or trade name

has been filed, the name of which is not distinguishable upon the record as provided

in division (D) of section 1703.04 of the Revised Code , the secretary of state shall require the applicant for the reinstatement, as a condition

prerequisite to such reinstatement, to apply for authorization to transact business

in this state under an assumed name.