R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-2-8
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§ 6-2-8. Cancellation.
Official statutory text
The secretary of state shall cancel:
(1) Any registration that the secretary of state shall receive concerning a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;
(2) Any registration granted and not renewed in accordance with the provision of this chapter;
(3) Any registration that the superior court shall find:
(i) That the registered mark has been abandoned;
(ii) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark;
(iii) That the registration was improperly granted;
(iv) That the registration was fraudulently obtained; or
(v) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States patent office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant under this chapter, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he or she is the owner of a concurrent registration of his or her mark in the United States patent office covering an area including the state, the registration under this chapter shall not be cancelled;
(4) Any registration ordered cancelled by the superior court.
(1) Any registration that the secretary of state shall receive concerning a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;
(2) Any registration granted and not renewed in accordance with the provision of this chapter;
(3) Any registration that the superior court shall find:
(i) That the registered mark has been abandoned;
(ii) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark;
(iii) That the registration was improperly granted;
(iv) That the registration was fraudulently obtained; or
(v) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States patent office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant under this chapter, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he or she is the owner of a concurrent registration of his or her mark in the United States patent office covering an area including the state, the registration under this chapter shall not be cancelled;
(4) Any registration ordered cancelled by the superior court.
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