Filing Deadlines, Delaware

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

Bodman on 6/4/2025

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

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

Morgan Lewis on 5/29/2025

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

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

Bodman on 5/28/2025

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

Delaware Overhauls DBA Process

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/27/2025

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

Mandatory Re-Registration of Delaware Trade Names

Seward & Kissel LLP on 5/15/2025

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

COVID-19 Impact on Statutes of Limitations and Timing for Other Filings

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/22/2020

To help potential litigants evaluate how various executive orders may impact their filing deadlines, we examine executive orders in New York, and other select states, tolling the statute of limitations. This article also...more