The secretary of state shall cancel from the register:
- I. After September 1, 1970, all registrations under prior acts which are more than 10 years old and not renewed in accordance with this chapter;
- II. Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of the record;
- III. All registrations granted under this chapter and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof;
IV. Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find
- (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 improperly,
- (d) that the registration was obtained fraudulently.
- V. When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground.
Source. 1969, 448:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.