Oklahoma Code § 18-1140

§ 18-1140.

Trade names.

TRADE NAMES

A. A corporation or other business entity doing business in

this state under any name other than its legal name shall file a

report with the Secretary of State setting forth the legal name of

the corporation or business entity, the jurisdiction of organization

of the corporation or business entity, the trade name under which

the business is carried on, a brief description of the kind of

business transacted under the name, and the address wherein the

business is to be carried on. The report shall be executed by a

representative of the business entity authorized to sign on its

behalf. In the case of a corporation, the report shall be signed

and filed in accordance with Section 1007 of this title. The trade

name adopted shall be such as to be distinguishable upon the records

in the Office of the Secretary of State from:

1. Names of other business entities organized under the laws of

this state and filed with the Secretary of State then existing or

which existed at any time during the preceding three (3) years; or

2. Names of foreign business entities qualified to do business

in this state and filed with the Secretary of State then existing or

which existed at any time during the preceding three (3) years; or

3. Trade names or fictitious names filed with the Secretary of

State; or

4. Names reserved with the Secretary of State.

B. As used in this section, "business entity" means a

corporation, a business trust, a common law trust, a limited

liability company, or any unincorporated business, including any

form of partnership.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations

Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 140, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by

Laws 1995, c. 339, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 69, § 9,

eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 421, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.