Iowa Code Title XII. Business Entities [Chs. 486-504C] § 490.403. Registered name

1. A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with the addition of any word or abbreviation listed in section 490.401, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, if necessary for the corporate name to comply with section 490.401, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the corporate names that are not available under section 490.401, subsection 2.

2. A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition permitted by subsection 1, by delivering to the secretary of state for filing an application that complies with all of the following:

3. The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application and for the remainder of the calendar year, unless renewed.

4. A foreign corporation whose name registration is effective may renew it for successive years by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a renewal application, which complies with the requirements of subsection 2, between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.