§ 1-412. Cancellation of registration

   (a) In general. -- The Secretary of State shall cancel a registration of a mark if:

   (1) the registrant asks that it be canceled;

   (2) the registrant fails to renew it;

   (3) a court of competent jurisdiction orders that it be canceled on any ground; or

   (4) a court of competent jurisdiction finds that:

      (i) the mark is abandoned;

      (ii) the registrant does not own the mark;

      (iii) the registration was granted improperly; or

      (iv) the registration was obtained fraudulently.

(b) Registration in patent office. --

   (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary of State shall cancel the registration of a mark if a court of competent jurisdiction finds the mark to be likely to confuse or deceive because it resembles a mark that:

      (i) was registered by another person in the United States Patent Office before the date the registrant applied for registration under this subtitle; and

      (ii) is not abandoned.

   (2) The Secretary of State may not cancel the registration of a mark if the registrant proves that:

      (i) the registrant holds a concurrent registration of the mark in the United States Patent Office; and

      (ii) the registration in the United States Patent Office covers an area that includes the State.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 3-108; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.