(a) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 33-1215, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of the State from the names that are not available under subsection (b) of § 33-1045.

(b) A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 33-1215, by delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing an application: (1) Setting forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition required by § 33-1215, the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and (2) accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, from the state or country of incorporation.

(c) The name is registered for the applicant’s exclusive use upon the effective date of the application until the close of the calendar year in which the application for registration is filed.

(d) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for successive years by delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing a renewal application, which complies with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, between October first and December thirty-first of the preceding year. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.