35-14-403. 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 35-14-401(1)(a) if necessary for the corporate name to comply with 35-14-401(1)(a), if the name is distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state from the corporate names that are not available under 35-14-401(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 setting forth that name, the state, tribe, or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business that is to be conducted in this state.

(3) The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use on 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 that complies with the requirements of subsection (2) between October 1 and December 31 of each year the registration is effective. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.

(5) A foreign corporation whose name registration is effective may:

(a) register to do business as a foreign corporation under the registered name if it complies with 35-14-401(1)(b); or

(b) consent in writing to the use of that name by a domestic corporation subsequently incorporated under this chapter or by another foreign corporation. The registration terminates when the domestic corporation is incorporated or the foreign corporation registers to do business under that name.