Connecticut General Statutes 35-11g – Cancellation of registration
The Secretary of the State shall cancel from the register, in whole or in part, (1) any registration concerning which the Secretary of the State receives a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record, accompanied by a recording fee of fifty dollars; (2) all registrations granted under this chapter and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof; (3) any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation after finding: (A) That the registered mark has been abandoned; (B) that the registrant is not the owner of the mark; (C) that the registration was granted contrary to the provisions of section 35-11b; (D) that the registration was obtained fraudulently or in bad faith; (E) 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 first use in Connecticut by the registrant under this chapter, and used in Connecticut and not abandoned, provided, if the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of concurrent registration of a mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering an area including this state, the registration under this chapter shall not be cancelled for such area of the state; (F) that the registered mark has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it has been registered; or (G) that another person has rights in the state of Connecticut superior to those of the registrant; or (4) any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation on any other ground.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 35-11g
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- 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.
- mark: includes any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under this chapter whether registered or not. See Connecticut General Statutes 35-11a
- person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, union, governmental body or agency or other organization capable of suing or being sued in a court of law. See Connecticut General Statutes 35-11a
- trademark: means any word, name, symbol or device or any combination thereof used by a person to identify and distinguish the goods of such person, including a unique product, from those goods made or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown. See Connecticut General Statutes 35-11a
- use: means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in a mark. See Connecticut General Statutes 35-11a