Texas Business Organizations Code - Section 5.001. Effect On Rights Under Other Law
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§ 5.001. EFFECT ON RIGHTS UNDER OTHER LAW. (a) The filing
of a certificate of formation by a filing entity under this code, an
application for registration by a foreign filing entity under this
code, or an application for reservation or registration of a name
under this chapter does not authorize the use of a name in this
state in violation of a right of another under:
(1) the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C.
Section 1051 et seq.);
(2) Chapter 16 or 36, Business & Commerce Code; or
(3) common law.
(b) The secretary of state shall deliver a notice that
contains the substance of Subsection (a) to each of the following:
(1) a filing entity that files a certificate of
formation under this code;
(2) a foreign filing entity that registers under this
code;
(3) a person that reserves a name under Subchapter C;
and
(4) a person that registers a name under Subchapter D.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Section: 4.155 4.156 4.157 4.158 4.159 4.160 4.161 5.001 5.051 5.052 5.053 5.054 5.055 5.056 5.057
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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