§ 301. Corporate name; general.\n (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the name of a\ndomestic or foreign corporation:\n (1) Shall contain the word "corporation", "incorporated" or "limited",\nor an abbreviation of one of such words; or, in the case of a foreign\ncorporation, it shall, for use in this state, add at the end of its name\none of such words or an abbreviation thereof.\n (2) (i) Shall be such as to distinguish it from the names of\ncorporations of any type or kind, or a fictitious name of an authorized\nforeign corporation filed pursuant to article thirteen of this chapter,\nas such names appear on the index of names of existing domestic and\nauthorized foreign corporations of any type or kind, including\nfictitious names of authorized foreign corporations filed pursuant to\narticle thirteen of this chapter, in the department of state, division\nof corporations, or a name the right to which is reserved.\n (ii) Shall be such as to distinguish it from (A) the names of domestic\nlimited liability companies, (B) the names of authorized foreign limited\nliability companies, (C) the fictitious names of authorized foreign\nlimited liability companies, (D) the names of domestic limited\npartnerships, (E) the names of authorized foreign limited partnerships,\nor (F) the fictitious names of authorized foreign limited partnerships,\nin each case, as such names appear on the index of names of existing\ndomestic and authorized foreign limited liability companies, including\nfictitious names of authorized foreign limited liability companies, in\nthe department of state, or on the index of names of existing domestic\nor authorized foreign limited partnerships, including fictitious names\nof authorized foreign limited partnerships, in the department of state,\nor names the rights to which are reserved; provided, however, that no\ncorporation that was formed prior to the effective date of this clause\nand no foreign corporation that was qualified to do business in this\nstate prior to such effective date shall be required to change the name\nor fictitious name it had on such effective date solely by reason of\nsuch name or fictitious name being indistinguishable from the name or\nfictitious name of any domestic or authorized foreign limited liability\ncompany or limited partnership or from any name the right to which is\nreserved by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign limited liability\ncompany or limited partnership.\n (3) Shall not contain any word or phrase, or any abbreviation or\nderivative thereof, the use of which is prohibited or restricted by any\nother statute of this state, unless in the latter case the restrictions\nhave been complied with.\n (4) Shall not contain any word or phrase, or any abbreviation or\nderivative thereof, in a context which indicates or implies that the\ncorporation, if domestic, is formed or, if foreign, is authorized for\nany purpose or is possessed in this state of any power other than a\npurpose for which, or a power with which, the domestic corporation may\nbe and is formed or the foreign corporation is authorized.\n (5)(A) Shall not contain any of the following phrases, or any\nabbreviation or derivative thereof:\n board of trade state police urban development\n chamber of commerce state trooper urban relocation\n community renewal tenant relocation\n (B) Shall not contain any of the following words, or any abbreviation\nor derivative thereof:\n acceptance endowment loan\n annuity fidelity mortgage\n assurance finance savings\n bank guaranty surety\n benefit indemnity title\n bond insurance trust\n casualty investment underwriter\n doctor lawyer\nunless the approval of the superintendent of financial services is\nattached to th
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