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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 1-208 - Proration of Certain License Fees

    (a)    In this section, “license” means all or any part of permission that:        (1)    is required by law to be obtained from a unit;        (2)    is not required only for revenue purposes; and        (3)    is in any form, including:            (i)    an approval;            (ii)    a certificate;            (iii)    a charter;            (iv)    a permit; or            (v)    a registration.    (b)    This section:        (1)    applies only to a fee for an  initial  license  issued  for  a  2-year term under Title 8, Title 9A, or Title 12 of this article;        (2)    does not apply to a fee renewal of a license; and        (3)    may not affect any other law that requires a unit to prorate a fee on any basis for the issuance or renewal of a license.    (c)    (1)    For a license issued at any time during the first year of the term of the license, the issuing authority shall charge the full amount of the fee to the license applicant.        (2)    For a license issued in the second year of the term of the license, the issuing authority shall charge the license applicant:            (i)    one-half of the fee, if issued in the first 6 months of the second year; or            (ii)    one-quarter of the fee, if issued in the last 6 months of the second year.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 1-209 - Suspension of License Upon Dishonor of Fee Paid

    (a)    If payment of the fee for the issuance or renewal of a license, issued by the Department or by a unit within the Department, is made by a check or other negotiable instrument that is dishonored, the license for which the fee was paid shall be suspended by operation of law. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the suspension is effective beginning on the tenth business day after the day on which the notice is sent in accordance with subsection (b) of this section until the date that payment of the fee, and any late charge provided for in this article, has been made.    (b)    (1)    When the Department or a unit within the Department receives notice that a check or other negotiable instrument, given by an applicant in payment of a license issuance or renewal fee, has been dishonored, it shall inform the applicant by regular mail sent to the applicant’s last known business address, that the license will be suspended by operation of law if within 10 business days after the date of the notice the applicant fails to make payment of the fee, and any late charge, or fails to present evidence to the Department or unit that the notice of dishonor was in error.        (2)    An applicant shall be given a prompt opportunity to make payment of the fee, and any late charge, or to present evidence to the Department or unit that the notice of dishonor was in error.    (c)    If a license is suspended under subsection (a) of this section, the license shall be reinstated effective the date the license was suspended if within 5 business days from the date of the suspension the applicant:        (1)    pays the fee and late charge; or        (2)    presents evidence to the Department or the unit that the notice of dishonor was in error.    (d)    Suspension of a license under this section may not affect any otherwise valid claim under any guaranty fund made by a person who dealt in good faith with a licensee, without knowledge of the suspension.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 1-210 - Renewal of License or Permit

    (a)    A license or permit is considered renewed for purposes of this section if the license or permit is issued by a unit of State government to a person for the period immediately following a period for which the person previously possessed the same or a substantially similar license.    (b)    Before any license or permit may be renewed under this article, the issuing authority shall verify through the Office of the Comptroller that the applicant has paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions payable to the Comptroller or the Secretary of Labor or that the applicant has provided for payment in a manner satisfactory to the unit responsible for collection.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-301 - "Business Record" Defined

    In this subtitle, “business record” includes:         (1)    a book of account;        (2)    a canceled check;        (3)    a document;        (4)    a letter;        (5)    a payroll;        (6)    a production report or other record that relates to equipment, personnel, or sales; and        (7)    a voucher.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-302 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to each private business, occupation, private institution, and profession, whether or not carried on for profit.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-303 - Effect of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not diminish the authority of an officer of the State to allow the destruction of a business record.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-304 - Destruction of Business Records

    (a)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a minute book of a corporation; or        (2)    a record of a sale or other transaction that involves a weapon or poison that can be used in committing a crime.    (b)    Unless a specific period is set by law for the preservation of a business record that is required by the laws of this State to be kept, the business record may be destroyed 3 years after it is made.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-305 - Reproductions

    (a)    In this section, “reproduction” means a reproduction or durable medium for making a reproduction obtained by a photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, or other process that accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original.    (b)    If, in the regular course of business, a person makes a reproduction of an original business record, the preservation of the reproduction complies with a requirement of a law of the State that the business record be kept.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-306 - Uniformity of Interpretation

    This subtitle shall be construed and interpreted to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states that enact this subtitle.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act|Section 1-307 - Short Title

    This subtitle is the Maryland Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|Section 1-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Applicant” includes:        (1)    the owner of a mark, including an individual, an organization, or a company, who submits an application for registration of the mark under this subtitle; and        (2)    an assignee, a legal representative, or a successor of a person who submits an application for registration of a mark under this subtitle.    (c)    “Mark” means a logo, slogan or tag line, program name, brand name that is different from the business name, name, symbol, word, or combination of 2 or more of these that a person:        (1)    places on goods that the person sells or distributes, a container of the goods, a display associated with the goods, or a label or tag affixed to the goods to identify those goods that the person makes or sells and to distinguish them from goods that another person makes or sells; or        (2)    displays or otherwise uses to advertise or sell services that the person performs to identify those services that the person performs and to distinguish them from services that another person performs.    (d)    “Person” includes a governmental entity or unit or instrumentality of a governmental entity.    (e)    “Registrant” includes an assignee, legal representative, or successor of a person who registers a mark under this subtitle.    (f)    “Trade name” means a name, symbol, word, or combination of 2 or more of these that a person uses to identify the business or occupation of the person and to distinguish it from the business or occupation of another person.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|Section 1-402 - Effect of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not affect adversely a right or the enforcement of a right in a mark acquired in good faith at any time at common law.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|Section 1-403 - Records

    The Secretary of State shall keep a public record of the marks registered under this subtitle.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|Section 1-404 - Registration Authorized

    (a)    If a person uses a mark in the State, the person may register the mark in accordance with this subtitle.    (b)    A person may not register a mark that:        (1)    is deceptive, immoral, or scandalous;        (2)    may disparage, falsely suggest a connection with, or bring into contempt or disrepute:            (i)    a belief;            (ii)    an individual, living or dead;            (iii)    an institution; or            (iv)    a national symbol;        (3)    is, simulates, or includes a coat of arms, flag, or other insignia of a government;        (4)    is or includes the name, portrait, or signature of a living individual, except with the written consent of the individual; or        (5)    is likely, when applied to the goods or services of the person, to confuse or deceive because the mark resembles:            (i)    another mark registered in the State; or            (ii)    a mark or trade name that another person has used in the State and has not abandoned.    (c)    (1)    Unless the mark has become distinctive of the person’s goods or services, a person may not register a mark that:            (i)    only describes or deceptively misdescribes goods or services;            (ii)    primarily describes or deceptively misdescribes the geographic origin of goods or services; or            (iii)    is primarily an individual’s name or surname.        (2)    As evidence that a mark has become distinctive of the goods or services of a person, the Secretary of State may accept proof that the person has used the mark as a mark in the State or elsewhere continuously for at least 5 years immediately before the day on which the person applies for registration.    (d)    A person may not register a trade name that is not a mark.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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) of this section may not include a business paper, including letterhead, a business card, or an envelope.    (c)    An application shall be signed, under oath, and the original submitted under subsection (a) of this section:        (1)    for an individual, by the individual;        (2)    for a partnership, by a partner; or        (3)    for a corporation or association, by an officer of the corporation or association.    (d)    In addition to any other information required on an application form, the form shall require:        (1)    the name of the applicant;        (2)    the business address of the applicant;        (3)    for an applicant that is a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, the state of formation;        (4)    a description of the full mark including words, if applicable;        (5)    a description of the goods or services with which the applicant uses the mark;        (6)    a listing of the ways the mark is being used, including on uniforms, advertising, banners, the Internet, signs, vehicles, and packaging;        (7)    the class under § 1–405 of this subtitle to which the goods or services belong;        (8)    the date when the applicant or the applicant’s predecessor in business:            (i)    first used the mark anywhere; and            (ii)    first used the mark in the State; and        (9)    a statement that:            (i)    the applicant owns the mark;            (ii)    another person does not have the right to use the mark in the State; and            (iii)    the mark is not deceptively similar to a mark that another person has a right to use in the State.    (e)    A single application for registration of a mark:        (1)    may cover use of the mark with any number of goods or services in a single class; but        (2)    may not cover use of the mark with goods or services in different classes.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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 registrant;        (3)    the business of the registrant;        (4)    the address of the registrant;        (5)    for a registrant that is a corporation, the state of incorporation;        (6)    the date that the registrant claims to have first used the mark anywhere;        (7)    the date that the registrant claims to have first used the mark in the State;        (8)    a description of the goods or services with which the registrant uses the mark;        (9)    the class under § 1–405 of this subtitle to which the goods or services belong;        (10)    a full description of the mark;        (11)    the date of registration; and        (12)    the term of registration.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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 application form; and        (2)    a notice that states:            (i)    the date on which the current registration expires;            (ii)    the date by which the Secretary of State must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the registration expires;            (iii)    the amount of the renewal fee; and            (iv)    instructions on how to access the renewal application form online.    (c)    Before the registration of a mark expires, the registrant periodically may renew it for an additional 10–year term if, within 6 months before the expiration of the term of the registration:        (1)    the registrant submits to the Secretary of State:            (i)    a renewal application on the form that the Secretary of State provides; and            (ii)    3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark being used;        (2)    the registrant states in the renewal application that the mark is still in use in the State;        (3)    the mark otherwise is entitled to be registered; and        (4)    the registrant pays to the Secretary of State a renewal fee of $50.    (d)    The Secretary of State shall renew the registration of and issue a renewal certificate to each registrant who meets the requirements of this section.    (e)    A specimen or reproduction submitted under subsection (c) of this section may not include a business paper, including letterhead, a business card, or an envelope.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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 the instrument of assignment by an officer of the assignor to the Secretary of State; and        (2)    paying to the Secretary of State a fee of $10.    (d)    The Secretary of State shall record an assignment of the registration of a mark and issue a new certificate of registration in the name of the assignee to each person who meets the requirements of this section.    (e)    The term of assignment is the rest of the term of registration of the mark.    (f)    An assignment of the registration of a mark under this subtitle is void against a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice of the assignment unless the assignment is recorded with the Secretary of State:        (1)    within 3 months after the date of the assignment; or        (2)    before the subsequent purchase.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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 the mark;            (iii)    the registration was granted improperly; or            (iv)    the registration was obtained fraudulently.    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary of State shall cancel the registration of a mark if a court of competent jurisdiction finds the mark to be likely to confuse or deceive because it resembles a mark that:            (i)    was registered by another person in the United States Patent Office before the date the registrant applied for registration under this subtitle; and            (ii)    is not abandoned.        (2)    The Secretary of State may not cancel the registration of a mark if the registrant proves that:            (i)    the registrant holds a concurrent registration of the mark in the United States Patent Office; and            (ii)    the registration in the United States Patent Office covers an area that includes the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  1-413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names|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.