Section 1-406 – Applications for Registration
(a) An applicant for registration of a mark shall: (1) submit to the Secretary of State: (i) an application on the form that the Secretary of State provides; and (ii) 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark as used; and (2) pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $50. (b) A specimen or reproduction submitted under subsection (a) […]
Section 1-407 – Hearings
(a) Before denying registration of a mark, the Secretary of State shall give the applicant an opportunity for an informal hearing before the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee. (b) The denial of registration of a mark is not a contested case under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
Section 1-409 – Issuance and Contents of Certificate of Registration
(a) The Secretary of State shall register the mark of and issue a certificate of registration to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle. (b) The Secretary of State shall include on each certificate of registration: (1) the signature of the Secretary of State, under the seal of the Secretary of State; (2) the name of the […]
Section 1-410 – Term and Renewal of Registration
(a) Unless registration of a mark is renewed for a 10-year term as provided in this section, the registration expires on the tenth anniversary of its effective date. (b) Within 1 year before registration of a mark expires, the Secretary of State shall mail to the registrant, at the last known address of the registrant: (1) a renewal […]
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.