Cancellation

TITLE 48 MONOPOLIES AND TRADE PRACTICES CHAPTER 5 REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS 48-509. Cancellation. The secretary of state shall cancel from the register, in whole or in part: (1)  Any registration concerning which the secretary of state receives a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record; (2)  All registrations granted under this act and not renewed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; (3)  Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find 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 mark is or has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it was registered; (f)  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 this state prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; or (4)  When a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation of a registration on any ground.