Sec. 16.064.  CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION.  (a)  The secretary of state shall cancel a registration:
(1)  in force on August 31, 2012, that has not been renewed under Section 16.059;
(2)  on receipt of a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant under this chapter or the registrant's assignee of record;
(3)  granted under this chapter and not renewed under Section 16.059;
(4)  with respect to which a court has rendered a judgment finding that:
(A)  the registered mark has been abandoned;
(B)  the registrant is not the owner of the mark;
(C)  the registration was granted improperly;
(D)  the registration was obtained fraudulently;
(E)  the registered mark is or has become the generic name for the goods or services, or part of the goods or services, in connection with which the mark was registered;
(F)  the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark that:
(i)  is registered by another person in the United States Patent and Trademark Office before the date the application for registration was filed under this chapter; and
(ii)  is not abandoned; or
(G)  the registration was canceled by order of a court on any ground; or
(5)  when a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation of a registration on any ground.
(b)  If a registrant's mark is considered for cancellation under Subsection (a)(4)(F) and the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of a mark concurrently registered as a mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cover a geographical area that includes a part of this state, the secretary of state may not cancel registration of the mark for the geographical area of this state covered by the federal registration.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.