A.__The application to register a limited partnership name must set forth:

(1)__The name of the limited partnership;

(2)__The jurisdiction of its organization and the date of its organization;

(3)__The address of its principal office wherever located;

(4)__A brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and

(5)__Is accompanied by a certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited partnership records in the state or country under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized. The certificate of existence must have been made not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the application for filing.

B.__If the Secretary of State finds that the limited partnership name applied for is distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State pursuant to section 1308, the Secretary of State shall register the name for the foreign limited partnership's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application until the end of the calendar year in which the application was filed.

C.__A foreign limited partnership whose registration is effective may renew it for a successive year by delivering for filing to the Secretary of State a renewal application that complies with the requirements of this subsection between October 1st and December 31st. The renewal application, when filed, renews the registration for the following calendar year.

D.__After its registration is effective, a foreign limited partnership may qualify as a foreign limited partnership under the registered name or may consent in writing to the use of that name by a limited partnership organized under this chapter or by another foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this State. The