2023 Senate Bill 218

Trade: other; trademarks and service marks act; modify and include limited liability companies.

A bill to amend 1969 PA 242, entitled “An act to provide for the registration of trademarks and service marks; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state officers and agencies; to prescribe remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 1 (MCL 429.31), as amended by 1984 PA 203.

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The bill seeks to update definitions related to trademarks and service marks, including what constitutes a trademark or service mark, the definition of a person, applicant, registrant, mark, trade name, and the conditions under which a mark is considered used or abandoned in the state. It also specifies the role of the administrator in the context of the act.