{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-14417","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 14417","heading":"","body":"The filing of articles of incorporation pursuant to Section 200 of the Corporations Code shall not of itself authorize the use in this state of a corporate name in violation of the rights of another under the federal Trademark Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1051 et seq.), the Trademark Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14200) of Division 6), the Fictitious Business Name Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17900) of Division 7), or the common law, including rights in a trade name. The Secretary of State shall deliver a notice to this effect to each newly organized corporation.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 6. BUSINESS RIGHTS [14000. - 14704.]","CHAPTER 3. Trade Names and Designations [14401. - 14495.]","ARTICLE 1.5. Trade Name Registration [14411. - 14418.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0be03e15ccb64252706fddb2a2345906bff3498bbbdba7946ff903ab29cfc072","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-14416","next":"us-ca/bpc-14418"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}