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Trademarks and Servicemarks

Any person who adopts and uses a mark in Maryland may file in the Office of the Secretary of State an application for registration of the mark. If the statutory requirements have been met, the Secretary of State will issue a certificate of registration. Before a decision is made to deny an application, the applicant is entitled to a hearing before the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee.

Statutory Authority: Business Regulation Article, §1-401 et seq. (link directs you to the statutes directly on the General Assembly's website).

• Search the Trade & Service Mark database
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Application form
• Maryland classification list
• Assignment of Mark form
• National Index of Trademark Offices
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Trademarks and Servicemarks booklet.  Please be advised that although every effort has been made to reproduce the current text of the Maryland Code for these sections, this office does not warrant the accuracy of this content.

For more information call (410) 974-5521 ext. 3859 or (888) 874-0013 ext. 3859 (toll-free in Maryland) or e-mail your question to us.