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Business Corporations Act [52 MIRC Part I], Marshall Islands
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Year of Version
2004
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Adopted:
January 1, 1990
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
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Trade Names,
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The Business Corporations Act [52 MIRC Part I] is codified under Title 52 – 'Associations Law', Part I 'Business Corporations Act' of Marshall islands Revised Code 2004.
Section 4 of the act provides for the formation of corporations and requirements for corporate names.
The general requirements for corporate names of domestic and foreign corporations are stipulated by Section 26 of the act. A corporate name must not to be the same as, or so similar as to confuse or deceive, an existing name on the indices of names maintained by the Registrar of Corporations.
Section 27 provides for the Registrar of Corporations to maintain an index of names of all the domestic and foreign corporations authorized to do business in the Marshall Islands.
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