ASSUMED NAME
assumed name. 1.ALIAS(1).2. The name under which a business operates or by which it is
commonly known <Antex Corporation’s assumed name is Computer Warehouse>. • Many states
require an individual or business operating under an assumed name to file an assumed-name
certificate, usu. in the secretary of state’s office or the county clerk’s office where the principal
place of business is located. — Also termed fictitious name. See D/B/A. Cf. corporate name under
NAME. [Cases: Corporations 46. C.J.S. Corporations § 99.][Blacks Law 8th]