Taylor and Ebram Are Selecting a Name for Their New

question 17

Multiple Choice

Taylor and Ebram are selecting a name for their new corporation and have decided to call the business Taleb Marketers and Design Group.Why will this not be an acceptable name for their corporation?

• A) because it uses a combination of their actual names
• B) because it is not sufficiently distinctive
• C) because the name is too long
• D) because it must include a legal element such as Inc.

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