North Dakota Century Code Title 10. Corporations § 10-15-08.1. Cooperative name (Contingent effective date--See note)

a. Must be expressed in letters or characters used in the English language as those letters or characters appear in the American standard code for information interchange (ASCII) table.

b. May contain the word “corporation” or “incorporated” or an abbreviation of either of those words.

c. May not contain a word or phrase indicating or implying it is organized for a purpose other than one or more business purposes for which a cooperative association may be organized under this chapter.

d. Must be distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state from the name, whether foreign and authorized to do business in this state, or domestic, unless there is filed with the articles of association of a domestic cooperative or the application for authority of a foreign cooperative, a record in compliance with subsection 2 of:

a. A written consent to use the name obtained from the domestic or foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited liability limited partnership, or limited partnership authorized to do business in this state having an indistinguishable name, or the holder of a reserved name, registered trade name, fictitious name, or trademark or service mark;  or

b. A certified copy of a judgment of a court in this state establishing the prior right of the applicant to the use of the name in this state.

a. Abrogate or limit:

b. Derogate the common law or the principles of equity.