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Update: New Requirements for Delaware Assumed Name Filings Include Mandatory Re-Registration of Trade Names

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Pursuant to House Bill 177, Delaware has postponed the effective date of the changes to its trade name registration process until February 2, 2026, to “allow the Department of Revenue to conduct outreach to affected agencies...more

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Changes in Delaware Trade Name and DBA Registrations Slated for Early 2026

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Effective February 2, 2026, significant changes will be implemented in the process of registering fictitious names, trade names, and doing business as names (collectively trade names) in Delaware. These changes are designed...more

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New Requirements for Delaware Assumed Name Filings Include Mandatory Re-Registration of Trade Names

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Beginning June 2, 2025, Delaware will no longer require companies to file notarized trade names (also known as “doing business as” or “DBA” names) in each county. Instead, companies will need to complete a single online...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

What’s in a Name? Delaware Amends Trade Name Registration Process

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UPDATE as of May 28, 2025: Implementation has been delayed until February 2, 2026.  Business entities should still prepare for this coming change. Delaware has overhauled how business entities register and maintain trade...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Delaware Overhauls DBA Process

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On February 7, 2025, Delaware House Bill 40, which amends portions of the Delaware Code dealing with the registration of trade names (DBAs) in Delaware, was signed into law by Governor Matt Meyer. ...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Mandatory Re-Registration of Delaware Trade Names

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Effective June 2, 2025, Delaware is changing its registration process for trade names (also known as “doing-business-as” or “DBA” registrations) pursuant to House Bill No. 401, which was signed on February 7, 2025. House Bill...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Avoid Pitfalls in Declaration of Use Filings: Domicile Address Requirements and U.S. Counsel Rule

Owners of U.S. trademark registrations issued in 2018 or 2019 will be facing an initial maintenance filing deadline this year (either a Section 8 or Section 71 Declaration of Use), and will need to take note of a new rule...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Overcoming TM Maintenance Filing Hurdles Amid Pandemic

As we near the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, trademark maintenance deadlines in 2021 create new obstacles for registrants. To maintain a federal trademark registration, registrants must periodically file an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

As Pandemic Drags On, Trademark Registrants May Face Maintenance Filing Hurdles

Despite the black humor that March 2020 has never actually ended, time does keep marching on and presenting new challenges. As we near the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, trademark maintenance deadlines in 2021 create...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Patent and Trademark Offices Provide Some Relief from Coronavirus, But Try to Meet Deadlines If Possible

Patent and trademark offices around the world have not been insulated from the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. Many offices have directed their employees to transition to telework, and several have extended...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

USPTO's New Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules Take Effect Soon

Next month, the procedural rules governing trademark registration disputes are changing. They present new strategic considerations for brand owners protecting their trademark rights. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...more

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