{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.157","heading":"EFFECT OF FILING.","body":"(a) This chapter does not give a registrant a right to use the assumed name in violation of the common or statutory law of unfair competition or unfair trade practices, common law copyright, or similar law.\n(b) The filing of a certificate under this chapter does not in itself constitute actual use of the assumed name stated in the certificate for purposes of determining priority of rights.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 71. ASSUMED BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL NAME","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"dac013da199aaff1c12fb187874c69d208d3570ee6c3de03b4baab252a934b71","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}