Governor Jindal singed House Bill 394 which takes effect on October 5th. The bill amends existing law regarding business entity name reservation to provide for a nonrenewable reservation period of 120 days. It also requires a person seeking to register an expired mark or trade name to give 60 days notice to the last known address of the person who registered the expired mark or trade name. http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=960441
Louisiana – Name Reservation