Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.001
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.001, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 5.001. EFFECT ON RIGHTS UNDER OTHER LAW.
Official statutory text
(a) The filing of a certificate of formation by a filing entity under this code, an application for registration by a foreign filing entity under this code, a certificate of registered series, or an application for reservation or registration of a name under this chapter does not authorize the use of a name in this state in violation of a right of another under:
(1) the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.);
(2) Chapter 16 or 71, Business & Commerce Code; or
(3) common law.
(b) The secretary of state shall deliver a notice that contains the substance of Subsection (a) to each of the following:
(1) a filing entity that files a certificate of formation under this code;
(2) a foreign filing entity that registers under this code;
(3) a person that reserves a name under Subchapter C;
(4) a person that registers a name under Subchapter D; and
(5) a registered series of a domestic limited liability company that files a certificate of registered series.
(1) the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.);
(2) Chapter 16 or 71, Business & Commerce Code; or
(3) common law.
(b) The secretary of state shall deliver a notice that contains the substance of Subsection (a) to each of the following:
(1) a filing entity that files a certificate of formation under this code;
(2) a foreign filing entity that registers under this code;
(3) a person that reserves a name under Subchapter C;
(4) a person that registers a name under Subchapter D; and
(5) a registered series of a domestic limited liability company that files a certificate of registered series.
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