The name of each business trust as set forth in its certificate of trust shall be such as to distinguish it upon the records of the Office of the Secretary of State from the name of any corporation, limited partnership, business trust, or limited liability company reserved, registered, formed, or organized under the laws of this state or qualified to do business or registered as a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign business trust, or foreign limited liability company in this state. However, a business trust may register under any name which is not such as to distinguish it upon the records of the Office of the Secretary of State from the name of any domestic or foreign corporation, limited partnership, business trust, or limited liability company reserved, registered, formed, or organized under the laws of this state with the written consent of the other corporation, limited partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, which written consent shall be filed with the secretary of state.
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