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]