Ch. 3

LAWS OF MARYLAND

be represented by an agent who is not an attorney at
law.

Subsection (b)(2) of this section is new language
derived without substantive change from the sixth
sentence of former Art. 27, § 14, as that sentence
related to insurance companies.

Subsections (b)(3), (c), and (d) of this section are
new language derived without substantive change from
former Art. 10, § 1A, § 32(b), and the second sentence
of § 1 and former Art. 27, § 14A(a).

In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the phrase
"through staff counsel" is added to clarify the scope
of this exception.

In subsection (c)(1) and (2) of this section, the name
"Patent and Trademark Office" is substituted for the
former obsolete name "United States Patent Office", to
conform to 35 U.S.C. § 1.

In subsection (c)(1)(i) and (2)(ii) of this section,
the word "registered" is substituted for the former
word "recognized", to conform to the regulations of
the Patent and Trademark Office, adopted under 35
U.S.C. § 35.

In subsection (c)(1) of this section, the term
"practice patent law" is substituted, as the defined
term, for the former term "practice patent or
trademark law", for brevity.

In subsection (c)(2)(i) and (d)(l)(ii) of this
section, the former references to a "territory", "the
District of Columbia" and a "district" are deleted as
unnecessary in light of the definition of "state".

In subsection (d)(1) of this section, the former
reference to "corporate house counsel" is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the requirement of employment
"by the corporation".

In subsection (d)(2)(ii) of this section, the
reference to a unit "of a political subdivision" is
added to conform to former Art. 10, § 7(b) -- now §
10-215 of this subtitle -- which set forth the
instances when special admission is required. As to
the term "unit", see the General Revisor's Note to
this article.

Former Art. 27, § 14A(b), which provided that § 14A(a)
allowed an officer of a corporation to appear in the

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