{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-45.50.140","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 45.50.140","heading":"Cancellation.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall cancel in whole or in part\n(1) a registration for which the commissioner receives a voluntary written request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;\n(2) each registration that expires and is not renewed under AS 45.50.070 and 45.50.090;\n(3) a registration found by a court to be\n(A) abandoned;\n(B) not owned by the registrant;\n(C) granted improperly;\n(D) obtained fraudulently;\n(E) 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 and Trademark Office, before the date of filing of the application for registration by the registrant under AS 45.50.010 — 45.50.205, and not abandoned; however, if the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of a concurrent registration of the mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering an area including this state, the registration may not be canceled; or\n(F) the generic name for all or a portion of the goods or services for which the mark has been registered;\n(4) when a court orders cancellation of a registration on any ground.\n(b) For purposes of (a) of this section, registration of a mark is abandoned when use of the mark has been discontinued and the registrant has no intent to resume its use, or when the mark loses its significance as a mark due to action or failure to act by the registrant. The intent not to resume the use of a mark may be inferred from circumstances. No use of a mark by the registrant for at least a 24-month period constitutes prima facie evidence that its registration has been abandoned.","path":["Title 45. Trade and Commerce.","Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.50.140","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"06084d1e3659fa8d731670ff1b925d8de9745cef153dce7a71e34c62858671a2","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-45.50.130","next":"us-ak/as-45.50.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}