Trademark or Service Mark Registration or Renewal Form
Print this form, complete it (can be filled out online) and mail it with a check or money order
to: Trademark Division, Office of the Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Please make checks payable to: Secretary of State
For more information, call 410-974-5521.
Instructions for Application or Renewal
1. Submit one (1) application for each mark in each class.
2. Fees: Nonrefundable application or renewal fee - $50.00.
3. Three (3) reproductions or specimens of the mark as used must accompany the
application (labels, tags, or packaging for a trademark, and advertisements, leaflets,
or brochures for a service mark).
4. Maryland Classification List for use while completing application form.
Effective Term of Registration: 10 years
Definitions
1. Trademark. A name, symbol, word, or combination of two or more of these that a
person places on goods that a person sells or distributes, a container of the goods, a
display associated with the goods, or a label or tag affixed to the goods, to identify
those goods that a person makes or sells and to distinguish them from another
person’s goods.
2. Service Mark. A name, symbol, word, or combination of two or more of these that
a person displays or otherwise uses to advertise or sell services that a person
performs to identify those services that the person performs and to distinguish them
from services that another person performs.
1. Name of Applicant: ____________________________________________________
2. Applicant is: (check one)
3. If applicant is a corporation, partnership,
or LLC, the State in which incorporated or
Individual
Corporation
registered: ________________________
Partnership
LLC
4. Address of Applicant:
Important: To ensure proper notification at the time of renewal registration, you must
advise this office of any change of address.
5. Telephone Number of Applicant: _________________________
6. Type of mark desired: (check one)
Trade
Service
7. Class Number and Title (MD Classification List): ___________________________
8. Describe the mark (as it appears) (Max of 50 words):