<section number="42-2-9"><enddate type="RN">10/1/2026</enddate><histories><history>Renumbered and Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">93</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2002GS">318</modchap>, 2002 General Session</history><modyear>2002</modyear></histories><catchline>Corporate names, limited liability company names, and trademark, service mark, and trade name rights not affected.</catchline><subsection number="42-2-9(1)">
This chapter does not affect or apply to any corporation organized under the laws of any state if it does business under its true corporate name.</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)"><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(a)">
This chapter does not affect the statutory or common law trademark, service mark, or trade name rights granted by state or federal statute.</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(b)">
An act listed in Subsection <xref depth="4" refid="C42-2-S9_1800010118000101" refnumber="42-2-9(2)(c)" start="0">(2)(c)</xref> of itself does not authorize the use in this state of an assumed name in violation of the rights of another as established under:<subsection number="42-2-9(2)(b)(i)">
this chapter;</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(b)(ii)"><xref depth="1" refid="C70-3a_1800010118000101" refnumber="70-3a" start="0">Title 70, Chapter 3a, Registration and Protection of Trademarks and Service Marks Act</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(b)(iii)">
the state law relating to names of corporations, partnerships, and other legal business entities;</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(b)(iv)">
the federal Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.; or</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(b)(v)">
the common law, including rights in a trade name.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(c)">
Subsection <xref depth="4" refid="C42-2-S9_1800010118000101" refnumber="42-2-9(2)(b)" start="0">(2)(b)</xref> applies to:<subsection number="42-2-9(2)(c)(i)">
a filing under this chapter;</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(c)(ii)">
an approval by the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code pursuant to this chapter; or</subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(2)(c)(iii)">
the use of an assumed name.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="42-2-9(3)">
This chapter does not affect or apply to any limited liability company doing business in this state under its true name.</subsection></section>