OAR 160-010-0012: Distinguishable on Record

For purposes of the reservation, registration, or use of a name under ORS Chapters 58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 67, 70, 128, 554, and 648, a name is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State Business Registry office from the name of any other active organized entity, and from a reserved or registered name, if: (1) Each name contains one or more different letters or numerals, or has a different sequence of letters or numerals, except that adding or deleting the letter “s” to make a word plural, singular, or possessive shall not cause a name to be distinguishable; (2) One of the key words is different; (3) The key words are the same, but they are in a different order; or (4) The key words are the same, but the spelling is creative or unusual. (5) The difference in key words is between how a number is expressed, as a numeral, Roman numeral, or word representing a numeral.