Free Application to Register a Name (§33-44-1005) - South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE APPLICATION TO REGISTER OR RENEW THE REGISTRATION OF A NAME OF A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY IN BLACK INK

The foreign limited liability company applies to register the exclusive use of its limited liability company name (including a fictitious name in accordance with Section 33-44-1005 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended if its name is not available), for a renewable one year period as provided in Section 33-44-107 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended. 1. The foreign limited liability company name (or its fictitious name if its name is not available) to be registered which complies with the requirements of Section 33-44-1005 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, is ________________________________________________________
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2. The name is registered for the calendar year ending December 31 , __________________________

3. The foreign limited liability company was organized on _____________________________________
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and it is organized under the laws of ___________________________________________________
State or / and Country

4. The nature of the business in which the foreign limited liability company is engaged is (provide only a brief description):

Date __________________

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Name Capacity

NOTE
THE NAME OF THIS FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY IS REGISTERED FOR THE APPLICANT'S EXCLUSIVE USE UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS APPLICATION. THIS FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MAY RENEW THE REGISTRATION OF ITS NAME FOR SUCCESSIVE YEARS BY DELIVERING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FILING A RENEWAL APPLICATION BETWEEN OCTOBER FIRST AND DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST OF THE PRECEEDING YEAR. THE RENEWAL APPLICATION, WHEN FILED, RENEWS THE REGISTRATION FOR THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR.THE FILING OF THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT AUTHORIZE A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. REGISTERING YOUR CORPORATE NAME DOES NOT, IN AND OF ITSELF, PROVIDE AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THAT NAME ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE. USE OF A NAME AS A TRADEMARK OR SERVICE MARK WILL REQUIRE FURTHER CLEARANCE AND REGISTRATION AND BE AFFECTED BY PRIOR USE OF THE MARK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE TRADEMARK DIVISION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AT (803) 734-1728.

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Name of Limited Liability Company

FILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. File two copies of this application, the original and either a duplicate original or a conformed copy. This application must be accompanied by an original certificate of existence no more than 30 days old (or a record of similar import) from the state which it is organized. If management of this foreign limited liability company is vested in a managers, a manager shall execute this application to register or renew the registration of a name of a foreign limited liability company. If management is vested in the members, a member shall execute this application to register or renew the registration of the name of a foreign limited liability company. Specify in which capacity the person is signing. If space on this form is insufficient, please attach additional sheets containing a reference to the appropriate paragraph in this form, or prepare this form by computer disk which will allow additional space to be included in the form. This application must be accompanied by the filing fee of $10.00 to the Secretary of State. Return to: Secretary of State P.O. Box 11350 Columbia, SC 29211

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Form Revised by South Carolina Secretary of State, January 2000