§ 1-407. Hearings

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(a) Opportunity for hearing. -- 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) Denial of registration of mark is not contested case. -- The denial of registration of a mark is not a contested case under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

HISTORY: 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1994, ch. 22.

                    
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