Section 1-410 - Term and renewal of registration(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.(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: (1) a renewal application form; and(2) a notice that states: (i) the date on which the current registration expires;(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;(iii) the amount of the renewal fee; and(iv) instructions on how to access the renewal application form online.(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: (1) the registrant submits to the Secretary of State:(i) a renewal application on the form that the Secretary of State provides; and(ii) 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark being used;(2) the registrant states in the renewal application that the mark is still in use in the State;(3) the mark otherwise is entitled to be registered; and(4) the registrant pays to the Secretary of State a renewal fee of $50.(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.(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.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 501,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.