NY Pship L § 121-102 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PTR - Partnership Article 8-A - Revised Limited Partnership Act 121-102 - Partnership Name.

§  121-102.  Partnership name. The name of each limited partnership as set forth in its certificate of limited partnership:  (a)  (1)  shall  contain  without  abbreviation  the  words   "Limited Partnership" or the abbreviation "L.P.";  (2)  (A)  shall  be such as to distinguish it from the name of (i) any limited partnership as defined in subdivision (h) of section 121-101  of this  article,  or (ii) any foreign limited partnership authorized to do business as a foreign limited partnership in this state;  (B) shall be such as to distinguish it from (i) the names of  domestic business  corporations,  domestic  not-for-profit corporations and other domestic corporations of any type or kind that are formed by a filing in the department of state, (ii) the names of authorized  foreign  business corporations,  authorized  foreign not-for-profit corporations and other authorized foreign corporations of any type or kind that are  authorized to do business or conduct activities in this state by reason of a filing in  the  department  of  state, (iii) the fictitious names of authorized foreign  business  corporations,   authorized   foreign   not-for-profit corporations  and  other  authorized foreign corporations of any type or kind that are authorized to do business or conduct  activities  in  this state  by  reason of a filing in the department of state, (iv) the names of domestic limited liability companies, (v)  the  names  of  authorized foreign  limited  liability  companies,  or (vi) the fictitious names of authorized foreign limited liability companies, in each  case,  as  such names  appear  on the index of names of existing domestic and authorized foreign corporations of any type or kind, including fictitious names  of authorized  foreign  corporations of any type or kind, in the department of state, or on the index of names of existing  domestic  or  authorized foreign  limited  liability  companies,  including  fictitious  names of authorized foreign limited liability companies,  in  the  department  of state,  or  names  the  rights to which are reserved; provided, however, that no limited partnership that was formed prior to the effective  date of  this  subparagraph  and  no  foreign  limited  partnership  that was qualified to do business in this state  prior  to  such  effective  date shall  be  required to change the name or fictitious name it had on such effective date solely by reason of such name or  fictitious  name  being indistinguishable  from  the  name or fictitious name of any domestic or authorized foreign corporation or limited liability company or from  any name  the  right to which is reserved by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign corporation or limited liability company;  (3)(A) may not contain the following phrases or  any  abbreviation  or derivative thereof:           board of trade                state trooper           chamber of commerce           tenant relocation           community renewal             urban development           state police                  urban relocation   Every  certificate  of  limited  partnership  in which the name of the proposed limited partnership includes the terms: "school,"  "education," "elementary,"     "secondary,"     "kindergarten,"    "prekindergarten," "preschool,"  "nursery  school,"  "museum,"   "history,"   "historical," "historical society," "arboretum," "library," "college," "university" or other  term  restricted  by  section  two  hundred  twenty-four  of  the education  law;  "conservatory,"  "academy,"  or  "institute,"  or   any abbreviation or derivative of such terms, shall have endorsed thereon or annexed thereto the consent of the commissioner of education.  (B)  may  not  contain  the  following  words,  or any abbreviation or derivative thereof:           acceptance                    indemnity           annuity                       insurance            assurance                     investment           bank                          lawyer           benefit                       loan           bond                          mortgage           casualty                      savings           doctor                        surety           endowment                     title           fidelity                      trust           finance                       underwriter           guaranty unless  the  approval  of  the  superintendent  of financial services is attached to the certificate of limited partnership; or unless  the  word "doctor" or "lawyer" or an abbreviation or derivative thereof is used in a context which clearly denotes a purpose other than the practice of law or medicine.  (C)  shall  not, unless the approval of the state department of social services is attached  to  the  certificate  of  limited  partnership  or application for authority or amendment thereof, contain the word "blind" or "handicapped". Such approval shall be granted by the state department of  social  services if in its opinion the word "blind" or "handicapped" as used in the limited  partnership  name  proposed  will  not  tend  to mislead   or   confuse  the  public  into  believing  that  the  limited partnership is organized for charitable or nonprofit purposes related to the blind or the handicapped.  (D) shall not, unless the approval of the attorney general is attached to the certificate of limited partnership or application  for  authority or amendment thereof, contain the word "exchange" or any abbreviation or derivative  thereof.  Such approval shall not be granted by the attorney general if in his or her opinion the use of the word "exchange"  in  the proposed  limited  partnership name would falsely imply that the limited partnership conducts its business at a place where trade is  carried  on in securities or commodities by brokers, dealers or merchants.  (b)   shall,   unless  the  limited  partnership  or  foreign  limited partnership shall have complied  with  the  provisions  of  section  one hundred  thirty  of  the  general  business  law be the name used by the limited partnership in its conduct of business.  (c) notwithstanding paragraphs one and two of subdivision (a) of  this section,  a  limited  partnership organized under the laws of this state prior to  the  effective  date  of  this  article  which  shall  file  a certificate  under  section  121-1202 of this article within one year of the effective date of this article may file  under its name as  provided in  its certificate of limited partnership on the effective date of this article and thereafter may continue to  use  such  name  and  a  foreign limited  partnership  which  has  been authorized to do business in this state prior to the effective date of this article may  continue  to  use the name under which it has heretofore done business in this state.