No person, other than a company, may use in the trade name any lettering indicating a company. This shall also apply where a person has acquired the business of a company.
Laws › Commercial Act › CHAPTER IV TRADE NAMES
Commercial Act — Article 20 (Prohibition of Illegal Use of Trade Name of Company)
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