Any person who adopts and uses a mark in Maryland may file in the Office of the Secretary of State an application for registration of the mark. At Benjamin C. Rothermel, Esq.Law Firm, we specialize in trademark law, offering a client-first approach that prioritizes your needs in Hagerstown, MD. Once this process is complete, we move on to registering the trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If there are no objections to the registration of your mark, the logo will be approved for publication. Register your trademark in Germantown MD easily with Argent Place Law. Simply send us your information and we will take care of the rest! While using your logo gives you common law trademark rights, filing a trademark application provides full legal protection. Complete this form if you would like permission to use the trademark (badge, logo, shield, patch, or name). The Lanham Act tells us that "use in commerce" is the legitimate use of a trademark in the ordinary course of trade.