(1) Every limited liability partnership shall have either the words limited liability partnership or the acronym LLP as the last words of its name.
(2) No limited liability partnership shall be registered by a name which, in the opinion of the Central Government is--
(a) undesirable; or
1[(b) identical or too nearly resembles to that of any other limited liability partnership or a company or a registered trade mark of any other person under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999).] .
(2) No limited liability partnership shall be registered by a name which, in the opinion of the Central Government is--
(a) undesirable; or
1[(b) identical or too nearly resembles to that of any other limited liability partnership or a company or a registered trade mark of any other person under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999).] .
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1. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-4-2022).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Limited liability partnership to be body corporate.Section 4 · Non-applicability of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.Section 5 · Partners.Section 6 · Minimum number of partners.Section 7 · Designated partners.Section 8 · Liabilities of designated partners.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.