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Texas Business and Commerce Code - BUS & COM § 16.064. Cancellation of Registration

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The secretary of state shall cancel a registration:

(1) in force on August 31, 2012, that has not been renewed under Section 16.059;

(2) on receipt of a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant under this chapter or the registrant's assignee of record;

(3) granted under this chapter and not renewed under Section 16.059;

(4) with respect to which a court has rendered a judgment finding that:

(A) the registered mark has been abandoned;

(B) the registrant is not the owner of the mark;

(C) the registration was granted improperly;

(D) the registration was obtained fraudulently;

(E) the registered mark is or has become the generic name for the goods or services, or part of the goods or services, in connection with which the mark was registered;

(F) the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark that:

(i) is registered by another person in the United States Patent and Trademark Office before the date the application for registration was filed under this chapter; and

(ii) is not abandoned; or

(G) the registration was canceled by order of a court on any ground; or

(5) when a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation of a registration on any ground.

(b) If a registrant's mark is considered for cancellation under Subsection (a)(4)(F) and the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of a mark concurrently registered as a mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cover a geographical area that includes a part of this state, the secretary of state may not cancel registration of the mark for the geographical area of this state covered by the federal registration.

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