Section 1-410 - Term and renewal of registration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 1-410. Term and renewal of registration.
 

(a)  Term of registration.- 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)  Renewal notice.- 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; and 

(iii) the amount of the renewal fee. 

(c)  Application for renewal.- 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 a renewal application on the form that the Secretary of State provides; 

(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)  Issuance of renewal.- The Secretary of State shall renew the registration of and issue a renewal certificate to each registrant who meets the requirements of this section. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 3-105; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; ch. 48.]