​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.

• Trademarks and Ser​vicemarks 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.

Statutory Authority: Business Regulation Article, §1-401 et seq..

For more information call (410) 974-5521 or email dlTrademarks_sos@Maryland.gov your question to us.​