{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-organizations-code-5.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.001","heading":"EFFECT ON RIGHTS UNDER OTHER LAW.","body":"(a) The filing of a certificate of formation by a filing entity under this code, an application for registration by a foreign filing entity under this code, a certificate of registered series, or an application for reservation or registration of a name under this chapter does not authorize the use of a name in this state in violation of a right of another under:\n(1) the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.);\n(2) Chapter 16 or 71, Business \u0026 Commerce Code; or\n(3) common law.\n(b) The secretary of state shall deliver a notice that contains the substance of Subsection (a) to each of the following:\n(1) a filing entity that files a certificate of formation under this code;\n(2) a foreign filing entity that registers under this code;\n(3) a person that reserves a name under Subchapter C;\n(4) a person that registers a name under Subchapter D; and\n(5) a registered series of a domestic limited liability company that files a certificate of registered series.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.08, eff. April 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 12, eff. June 1, 2022.","path":["BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE","TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 5. NAMES OF ENTITIES; REGISTERED AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.5.htm#5.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:58Z","sha256":"d7790e2f86251841f87119d4c3e207b5128345fd6eb60bf3bf2d3bd3660f72f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-organizations-code-4.162","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-organizations-code-5.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}