{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-1-410","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 1–410","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) a renewal application form; and\n(2) a notice that states:\n(i) the date on which the current registration expires;\n(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;\n(iii) the amount of the renewal fee; and\n(iv) instructions on how to access the renewal application form online.\n(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:\n(1) the registrant submits to the Secretary of State:\n(i) a renewal application on the form that the Secretary of State provides; and\n(ii) 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark being used;\n(2) the registrant states in the renewal application that the mark is still in use in the State;\n(3) the mark otherwise is entitled to be registered; and\n(4) the registrant pays to the Secretary of State a renewal fee of $50.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=1-410","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"90d49c5152fc245dfb5d1e59afb2d936220cb348b9a7e312ec92dec76274e801","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-1-409","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-1-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}