Okla. Stat. tit. 54, § 54-500-109A
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Reservation of name
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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 54. Partnership Page 84
RESERVATION OF NAME.
(a) The exclusive right to the use of a name that complies with
Section 8 of this act may be reserved by:
(1) a person intending to organize a limited partnership under
the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2010 and to adopt the name;
(2) a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership
authorized to transact business in this state intending to adopt the
name;
(3) a foreign limited partnership intending to obtain a
certificate of authority to transact business in this state and
adopt the name;
(4) a person intending to organize a foreign limited
partnership and intending to have it obtain a certificate of
authority to transact business in this state and adopt the name;
(5) a foreign limited partnership formed under the name; or
(6) a foreign limited partnership formed under a name that does
not comply with subsection (b) or (c) of Section 8 of this act, but
the name reserved under this paragraph may differ from the foreign
limited partnership’s name only to the extent necessary to comply
with subsections (b) and (c) of Section 8 of this act.
(b) A person may apply to reserve a name under subsection (a)
of this section by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing
an application that states the name to be reserved and the paragraph
of subsection (a) of this section which applies. If the Secretary
of State finds that the name is available for use by the applicant,
the Secretary of State shall file a statement of name reservation
and thereby reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant
for sixty (60) days.
(c) An applicant that has reserved a name pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section may reserve the same name for
additional sixty-day periods. A person having a current reservation
for a name may not apply for another sixty-day period for the same
name until sixty (60) days have elapsed in the current reservation.
(d) A person that has reserved a name under this section may
deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a notice of transfer
that states the reserved name, the name and street and mailing
address of some other person to which the reservation is to be
transferred, and the paragraph of subsection (a) of this section
which applies to the other person. Subject to subsection (c) of
Section 24 of this act, the transfer is effective when the Secretary
of State files the notice of transfer.
RESERVATION OF NAME.
(a) The exclusive right to the use of a name that complies with
Section 8 of this act may be reserved by:
(1) a person intending to organize a limited partnership under
the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2010 and to adopt the name;
(2) a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership
authorized to transact business in this state intending to adopt the
name;
(3) a foreign limited partnership intending to obtain a
certificate of authority to transact business in this state and
adopt the name;
(4) a person intending to organize a foreign limited
partnership and intending to have it obtain a certificate of
authority to transact business in this state and adopt the name;
(5) a foreign limited partnership formed under the name; or
(6) a foreign limited partnership formed under a name that does
not comply with subsection (b) or (c) of Section 8 of this act, but
the name reserved under this paragraph may differ from the foreign
limited partnership’s name only to the extent necessary to comply
with subsections (b) and (c) of Section 8 of this act.
(b) A person may apply to reserve a name under subsection (a)
of this section by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing
an application that states the name to be reserved and the paragraph
of subsection (a) of this section which applies. If the Secretary
of State finds that the name is available for use by the applicant,
the Secretary of State shall file a statement of name reservation
and thereby reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant
for sixty (60) days.
(c) An applicant that has reserved a name pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section may reserve the same name for
additional sixty-day periods. A person having a current reservation
for a name may not apply for another sixty-day period for the same
name until sixty (60) days have elapsed in the current reservation.
(d) A person that has reserved a name under this section may
deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a notice of transfer
that states the reserved name, the name and street and mailing
address of some other person to which the reservation is to be
transferred, and the paragraph of subsection (a) of this section
which applies to the other person. Subject to subsection (c) of
Section 24 of this act, the transfer is effective when the Secretary
of State files the notice of transfer.
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