MI SB0218

Adds "limited liability company" to the definition of "person" under trademark and service mark law to include this business entity type in regulations.

Revises definition of "trademark" to clarify it means any combination of words, names, symbols, or devices used to identify and distinguish goods, removing language about trade names.

Revises definition of "service mark" to clarify it means any combination of words, names, symbols, or devices used to identify and distinguish services, removing language about trade names.

Updates definition of "trade name" to explicitly include limited liability companies alongside sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other organizations.

Changes references to "commerce" to "department of licensing and regulatory affairs" for the administrator overseeing trademark registrations and includes modernized pronouns throughout the statute.