Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-1-211 – “Similar requiring letter of consent” -- defined

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 SERVICE, 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))

A proposed name may be deemed “similar requiring letter of consent” if:

Adopted effective June 21, 1982 (Supp. 82-3).