Section 1-411 – Assignment
(a) A mark and its registration may be assigned with: (1) the good will of the business that uses the mark; or (2) that part of the good will of the business connected with the mark. (b) The assignment shall be by a written, signed instrument. (c) A person may record the assignment of registration of a mark by: (1) submitting […]
Section 1-412 – Cancellation of Registration
(a) The Secretary of State shall cancel a registration of a mark if: (1) the registrant asks that it be canceled; (2) the registrant fails to renew it; (3) a court of competent jurisdiction orders that it be canceled on any ground; or (4) a court of competent jurisdiction finds that: (i) the mark is abandoned; (ii) the registrant does not own […]
Section 1-413 – Fraudulent Registration
A person who, for the person or for another, applies to register or registers a mark under this subtitle by knowingly making a false or fraudulent representation, orally or in writing, or by other fraudulent means is liable for any damages sustained as a result of the application or registration.
Section 1-414 – Infringement
(a) Subject to § 1-402 of this subtitle, a person may not: (1) use, without the consent of the registrant, a reproduction or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this subtitle in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of goods or services if the use is likely to confuse or deceive about the […]
Section 1-415 – Fraudulent Use or Imitation of Trade Names
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not, with intent to defraud, do business in the State under or imitate a name, title, or trade name that is the same as, or similar to, that used by another person already doing business in the State. (b) This section does not apply […]
Section 1-501 – Purpose
It is the purpose of this subtitle to require certain reports and records of transactions involving currency where such reports and records have a high degree of usefulness in criminal investigations or proceedings that pertain to the subject of the report.
Section 1-502 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Currency” means currency and coin of the United States or any other country. (c) “Department” means the Maryland Department of Labor. (d) “Person engaged in a trade or business” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, estate, association, corporation, or other entity: (1) engaged in vehicle […]
Section 1-503 – Reports
(a) A person engaged in a trade or business who, in the course of that trade or business, receives more than $10,000 in currency in 1 transaction shall keep a record of the transaction and shall file with the Department within 15 days of the date of the transaction a report of the transaction. (b) The reporting […]
Section 1-504 – Access to Reports
(a) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Department of State Police, and the Office of the Attorney General shall have access to and shall be authorized to inspect and copy any reports filed with the Department under this article. (b) The Department may make the contents of a report available to other criminal justice […]
Section 1-403 – Records
The Secretary of State shall keep a public record of the marks registered under this subtitle.