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Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.38 (2026)

Cancellation from register.

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TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS


Act 242 of 1969


429.38 Cancellation from register.

Sec. 8.

    The administrator shall cancel from the register:

    (a) All registrations under this and prior acts which are more than 10 years old and not renewed in accordance with this act.

    (b) Any registration concerning which the administrator receives a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record.

    (c) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction of record finds:

    (i) That the registered mark has been abandoned.

    (ii)  That the registrant is not the owner of the mark.

    (iii)  That the registration was granted improperly.

    (iv)  That the registration was obtained fraudulently.

    (d) Any registration ordered canceled on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction of record.

History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 203, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Movie Mania Metro, Inc. v. GZ DVD's Inc., 857 N.W.2d 677 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
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Movie Mania Metro, Inc. v. GZ DVD's Inc., 857 N.W.2d 677 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “See MCL 429.38(a) (providing that registered marks that are more than 10 years old and not renewed are canceled from the register).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.38(a) — 1 case
Movie Mania Metro, Inc. v. GZ DVD's Inc., 857 N.W.2d 677 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “See MCL 429.38(a) (providing that registered marks that are more than 10 years old and not renewed are canceled from the register).”
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