Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 14-2804

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) This section does not apply to:

(1) The offer to sell or sale of products known as “blinds”; or

(2) An individual whose given name is “blind”.

(b) A person that has products for sale may not use the word “blind” in the name or title of the person, association, or corporation unless the person limits its sales to products made by the blind.