| (a) The Secretary of State shall cancel a registration
upon:
(1) finding that the registration was granted under
Chapter 16 and was not renewed under Business & Commerce Code, §16.059;
(2) receipt of a request for a cancellation of a mark
in its entirety, pursuant to §93.141 of this title (relating
to Voluntary Cancellation); or
(3) receipt of a cancellation pursuant to §93.143
of this title (relating to Judicial Cancellation).
(b) The Secretary of State may partially cancel a registration
upon:
(1) receipt of a request for cancellation of a mark
in fewer than all the registered classes, pursuant to §93.141
of this title; or
(2) proof that registrant of a mark, found by a court
to be likely to cause confusion with a mark previously registered,
holds a concurrent registration for the mark with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office covering a portion of this state. In this
situation, the mark may be cancelled only as to the portion of the
state not covered by the USPTO registration.
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