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Senate advances bill allowing Secretary of State to administratively cancel fraudulent trademark registrations
Summary
Senate File 53 would authorize the Secretary of State to administratively cancel trademarks, service marks and trade names when filings contain fraudulent or false information; registrants would receive written notice and have an opportunity to respond and to appeal cancellation to district court.
Senate File 53, sponsored by the Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee, cleared the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 20 with a recommendation that it do pass.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of State to administratively cancel registrations of trademarks, service marks and trade names when submitted materials are…
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