Maryland Trademark Application Form

In the case of applying for a trademark in the State of Maryland, the Maryland Trademark Application Form has to be completed and submitted.

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Trademark or Service Mark Re	gistration o	r Renewal Form 	
 
Print th	is f	orm,	 complet	e it	 (can	 be 	filled ou	t onlin	e)	 an	d mai	l it	 w	ith a 	ch	eck	 or mon	ey order 	
to: Tradem	ark Division, 	Office of the Secretary of 	State,	 State House	, Annapolis, MD 21401	.  	
Please make checks	 pa	yabl	e to: 	Se	cretary of 	State 	
 
For more information, call 410-974-5521, ext. 	3859, or 	email	 your q	uesti	on to 	us.  	
 
Instructi	ons for Appl	ication or 	Ren	ewal 	
1.	 Su	bmit	 on	e (1) applicat	ion	 for each	 mark	 in	 each	 class.	 	
2.	 Fees: Nonre	fun	dabl	e appl	icat	ion or renewal	 fee - $50	.00. 	
3.	 Three (3) reproductions or	 specimens of the m	ark 	as use	d mu	st ac	comp	an	y th	e 	
applicat	ion (labels, tags, or pac	kaging for 	a trademark, a	nd advertisements, leaflets, 	
or brochure	s for a 	service mark). 	
4.	 Maryland Classi	fication List	 for use 	while compl	eting applic	ation	 form. 	
 
Effective 	Term of Registr	ation	:  10 	years 	
 
Definiti	ons	 	
 	
1.	 Tradem	ark.	  A 	name, s	ymbol	, wor	d, or combi	nati	on of 	two or more of these that a 	
person places on goods tha	t a person sells 	or distributes, a	 cont	ainer o	f the goods, a 	
displ	ay associ	ated wi	th 	the goods	, or a l	abel	 or tag a	ffixed 	to the	 good	s, to	 identi	fy 	
those goods tha	t a person makes o	r sells	 and to distinguish them fro	m another 	
person’s go	ods.	 	
2.	 Ser	vice M	ark.	  A 	name, symbol	, word, or com	bination of two or more 	of these tha	t 	
a person displays or otherwise uses to 	adv	ertise or sell ser	vices t	hat a person	 	
performs to	 identi	fy t	hose servi	ces that	 th	e person perform	s and	 to dis	tinguish 	the	m 	
from services that another person 	performs. 	
 	 
1.  	Name of Applicant: 	____________________________________________________ 	
 
2.	  Applican	t is:	 (check 	on	e)	 	
 	
   	   	    In	dividual	     	   	  Corporati	on 	
 
   	   	    Part	nershi	p   	     LL	C 	
3.  If applicant is a 	corporation, pa	rtnership,  	
or L	LC, th	e St	ate in	 which	 in	corporat	ed or  	
registered: ________________________ 	
 
4.  Ad	dress 	of Applicant: 	
  
Import	ant	: To ens	ure 	proper noti	ficati	on at th	e time of renewal regi	stration, you 	must 	
advi	se thi	s offi	ce of an	y cha	nge of address. 	  	
 
5.  	Telephone Number	 of Applicant: ________	_________________ 	
 
6.  	Type of 	mark desired: (c	heck one) 	
 Trade  Service 
 
7.  	Class Number and Ti	tle (	MD	 Cl	as	sification List	): ______	_____________________ 	
 
8.  	Describe the 	ma	rk	 (as it	 appears)	:

9.  Describe the goods or services with which the mark is used: 
 
 
 
 
10.   Specify  how the mark is actually being used on or in connection with the  goods or 
services: 
 
 
 
 
11.  Date when the mark was first used anywhere: ______________ 
 
12.  Date when the mark was first us ed by the applicant in Maryland: ________________ 
 
13.  If this is a Renewal:   Is this trade ___ service ___ ma rk still in use in Maryland? 
 
  yes no 
 
 
I hereby certify that the applicant owns this  mark, that another person does not have the 
right to use this mark in the State of Maryland, and that this mark is not deceptively similar 
to a mark that another person has a right to use in the State of Maryland.  I solemnly 
affirm, under penalties of perjury, that the conten ts of this document are true to the best of 
my knowledge, information, and belief. 
 	
Signature of Applicant _______________________________ 	
 	
Date ____________________ 	
 	
Typed Name and Title (if any) of Applicant _____________________________