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Committee OKs administrative cancellation authority for trademarks and trade names
Summary
The committee recommended passage of Senate File 53, which would allow the Secretary of State to administratively cancel trademark and trade name registrations for fraudulent or false filings, with a 60‑day cure period and a 30‑day right to appeal to district court.
Senate File 53, carried by the Secretary of State’s office, won committee approval after officials described a process mirroring existing administrative cancellation authority for corporations and LLCs, extended to trademarks, service marks and trade names.
The bill would add a new ground for cancellation in the trademark and trade‑name statutes when the secretary of state finds fraudulent or false information has been provided or not corrected on request. The proposed process: the secretary would issue written notice by…
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