Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-1-214 – “Similar not requiring letter of consent” -- defined

1. The proposed corporate name is nonprofit and is the same or similar to an existing nonprofit corporate name except for a geographical designation.
Example: Existing nonprofit corporate name: JAVELINA AND BEAR CLUB
Proposed nonprofit corporate name: PHOENIX JAVELINA AND BEAR CLUB
Similar not requiring letter of consent.
2. Except for the word “Arizona”, when the name of a town, city, state, or geographical designation is added to an existing nonprofit corporate name, the proposed name is acceptable, providing that the registered office of the proposed nonprofit corporation is not located in the same town or city as the existing nonprofit corporation.
3. The existing corporate name has only one significant word and the proposed corporate name consists of the same word followed by a descriptive word which distinguishes the proposed corporate name from the existing corporate name.
Example: Existing corporate name: UNITED COMPANY
Proposed corporate name: UNITED SALES, INC.
UNITED FOODS, CORP.
UNITED INDUSTRIES ASSN.
UNITED PRODUCTS CO.
UNITED SUPPLY, LTD.
Similar not requiring letter of consent.
4. A letter of consent will be required if the proposed corporate name consists of the same word, followed by a word or words which suggest the proposed entity to be an affiliate or extension of the existing corporate name.
Example: Existing corporate name: UNITED COMPANY
Proposed corporate name: UNITED OF TEXAS, INC.
UNITED SOUTHWEST COMPANY
UNITED NO. 7 COMPANY
UNITED PHASE TWO, INC.
Similar requiring letter of consent.

Proposed corporate names are “similar not requiring letter of consent” if a written comparison of the names reveals similarities, but not to the extent that the names are deemed by the Commission to be deceptively similar. A proposed corporate name would fall in this category if:

Historical Note

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