Regulation .05 Trade Names.

Trade names may include a tail.

If a trade name includes a tail, then it is subject to the regulations of this chapter applying to the category of business organization indicated by the tail. (Example: The trade name “ABC, Inc.” is distinctive from “ABC LP”, but not distinctive from “ABC Limited”).

If a trade name does not include a tail and the only difference between it and another entity name is a tail, the names are distinctive. (Example: The trade name “ABC” is distinctive from “ABC, Inc.”).

If a trade name does not include a tail and is being compared to another trade name without a tail, the regulations of this chapter apply. (Example: The trade name “ABC” is distinctive from the trade name “ABC Supplies”, but not distinctive from “The Abc”).