- (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.
Added by Acts 1992, c. 4 § 2. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 22, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994.