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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.004: WHEN MARK CONSIDERED TO BE ABANDONED.

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  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES
  3. CHAPTER 16. TRADEMARKS
  4. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) A mark is considered to be abandoned when:

(1) the mark's use has been discontinued with intent not to resume the use; or

(2) the owner's conduct, including an omission or commission of an act, causes the mark to lose its significance as a mark.

(b) Intent not to resume use of a mark under Subsection (a)(1) may be inferred from the circumstances.

(c) Nonuse of a mark as described by Subsection (a)(1) for three consecutive years constitutes prima facie evidence of the mark's abandonment.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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