What does issuance of a name by the Secretary of State mean?
Under Georgia law, O.C.G.A. 14-2-401 (profit) and O.C.G.A 14-3-401 (nonprofit), issuance of a name by the Secretary of State means merely that the name is distinguishable for filing purposes from the names of other entities on the record of the Corporations Division. Subsection (e) provides that this chapter does not control the use of fictitious or trade names and that issuance of a corporate name does not affect the commercial availability of the name. Many names that are issued by the Corporations Division might not be available for use in the marketplace.
Under Georgia law, O.C.G.A. 14-2-401 (profit) and 14-3-401 (nonprofit), issuance of a name by the Secretary of State means merely that the name is distinguishable for filing purposes from the names of other entities on the records of the Corporations Division. You will note that subsection (e) provides that this chapter does not control the use of fictitious or trade names and that issuance of a corporate name does not affect the commercial availability of the name. Many names that are issued by the Corporations Division might not be available for use in the marketplace.
Under Georgia law, O.C.G.A. 14-2-401 (profit) and 14-3-401 (nonprofit), issuance of a name by the Secretary of State means merely that the name is distinguishable for filing purposes from the names of other entities on the records of the Corporations Division. You will note that subsection (e) provides that “this chapter does not control the use of fictitious or trade names” and that “issuance of a corporate name does not affect the commercial availability of the name.” Many names that are issued by the Corporations Division might not be available for use in the marketplace.
