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SB 23

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Business Regulation - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names - Registration

Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 501 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain classes of goods and services for which a person may register a mark; prohibiting a person from registering a certain name or surname as a mark; requiring an applicant for registration or renewal of a mark to submit 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark as used; prohibiting the specimens or reproductions from including business papers, including letterhead, business cards or envelopes; requiring the Secretary of State to include a full description of the mark on a certificate of registration; etc.

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Testimony (3)

MGA witness list
FAV 3Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSmalls, FrederickOffice of the Secretary of StateOral
FAVChair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance CommitteeIndividualPosition only
FAVChair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance CommitteeIndividualPosition only

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