{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-24-2-1-14.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 24-2-1-14.5","heading":"Cancellation; action to compel registration; jurisdiction","body":"Sec. 14.5. (a) An action for cancellation of a mark registered under this chapter or an action to compel registration of a mark under this chapter must be brought in a court with jurisdiction in Indiana.\n(b) In an action for cancellation of a mark, the secretary:\n(1) may not be made a party to an action;\n(2) must be notified of the filing of a complaint in an action by the clerk of the court in which the complaint is filed; and\n(3) is entitled to intervene in an action for cancellation of a mark.\n(c) In an action brought against a nonresident registrant, service may be effected upon the secretary as agent for service of the registrant in accordance with the procedures established for service upon nonresident corporations and business entities.","path":["TITLE 24. TRADE REGULATION","ARTICLE 2. TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, AND TRADE SECRETS","Chapter 1. Trademark Act"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_24.html#24-2-1-14.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T18:50:41Z","sha256":"0e9089667aaa49aaf55d938407d960644b471471b5266a68fc17f8cf3b3e85e5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-24-2-1-14","next":"us-in/ic-24-2-1-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}