# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 4. Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names

#### Section 1-407

(a) Before denying registration of a mark, the Secretary of State shall give the applicant an opportunity for an informal hearing before the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee.

(b) The denial of registration of a mark is not a contested case under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)