(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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Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 16.064

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005