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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 18.04.02.05" title_num="18" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="02" heading="Trade Names.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Trade names may include a tail.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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”).</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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.”).</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>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”).</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>