Subject to the provisions and requirements set forth in the statutes governing the protection of intellectual property, a trade name shall be registered in the commercial register, pursuant to the provisions stipulated to that effect. Once registered, no other merchant may use such name for his trade which is of a similar kind. Where the name and surname of a merchant are similar to a trade name previously recorded in the commercial register, he shall add to his name such particulars as would distinguish him from the trade name already registered.
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