M/s Sulbha LLP was incorporated on 01.09.2022. On 01.01.2023, one partner of a partnership firm named M/s Sulbha which is registered with Indian…

(a) Section 15 of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 provides no LLP shall be registered by a name which, in the opinion of the Central Government is- (a) undesirable; or (b) identical or too nearly resembles to that of any other ‘LLP or a company or a registered trade mark of any other person under the Trade Marks Act, 1999'. Further, section 17 provides, if the name of LLP is identical with or too nearly resembles to- (a) that of any other LLP or a company; or (b) a registered trade mark of a proprietor under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 then on an application of such LLP or proprietor referred to in clauses (a) and (b) respectively or a company, the CG may direct that such LLP to change its name within a period of 3 months from the date of issue of such direction. Following the above provisions, LLP need not change its name if its name resembles with the name of a partnership firm. These provisions are applicable only in case where name is resembles with LLP, company or a registered trade mark of a proprietor. Hence, M/s Sulbha LLP need not change its name even it resembles with the name of partnership firm.