R14-1-211. “Similar requiring letter of consent” -- defined

A proposed name may be deemed “similar requiring letter of consent” if: 1. The proposed corporate name is the “same” as, or “deceptively similar” to an existing corporate name except for a geographical designation. Example: Existing corporate name: JOHNSON PRODUCTS, INC. Proposed corporate name: JOHNSON PRODUCTS OF PHOENIX, INC. Similar requiring letter of consent. 2. The first words of a proposed corporate name are the same as the first words of an existing corporate name. Example: Existing corporate name: TUCSON SER- VICE, INC. Proposed corporate name: TUCSON SERVICE AND SUPPLY, INC. Similar requiring letter of consent. 3. Names containing a fictitious, fanciful or arbitrary word. Example: Existing corporate name: ARCO, INC. Proposed corporate name: ARCO PRODUCTION COMPANY Similar requiring letter of consent. 4. The proposed corporate name implies the entity to be an affiliate or extension of an existing corporate name. (Rule R14-1-214(A)(4))