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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register:
(a) after one year from the effective date of this act, all registrations under prior acts which are more than 10 years old and not renewed in accordance with this act;
(b) any registration concerning which the Secretary of State shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record;
(c) all registrations granted under this act and not renewed in accordance with the provisions of this act;
(d) any registration concerning which a federal court of competent jurisdiction or a court of competent jurisdiction in this State shall find:
(1) that the registered mark has been abandoned;
(2) that the registrant is not the owner of the mark;
(3) that the registration was granted contrary to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1966, c. 263 (C. 56:3-13.2);
(4) that the registration was obtained fraudulently;
(5) that the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant under this act, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering an area including this State, the registration under this act shall not be canceled;
(6) that the mark is or has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it has been registered.
(e) when a federal court of competent jurisdiction or a court of competent jurisdiction in this State shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 56. Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices 56 § 3-13.8 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-56-trade-names-trademarks-and-unfair-trade-practices/nj-st-sect-56-3-13-8/
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