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DIVISION 6. BUSINESS RIGHTS 14000-14704›CHAPTER 3. Trade Names and Designations 14401-14495›ARTICLE 1.5. Trade Name Registration 14411-14418

§ 14418

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The filing of any fictitious business name statement pursuant to Section 17910 does not, of itself, authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another as established under this chapter, the federal law relating to trademarks (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1051 et seq.), or the common law, including rights in a trade name.

(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 437, Sec. 1.)

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