{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-16.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 16.004","heading":"WHEN MARK CONSIDERED TO BE ABANDONED.","body":"(a) A mark is considered to be abandoned when:\n(1) the mark's use has been discontinued with intent not to resume the use; or\n(2) the owner's conduct, including an omission or commission of an act, causes the mark to lose its significance as a mark.\n(b) Intent not to resume use of a mark under Subsection (a)(1) may be inferred from the circumstances.\n(c) Nonuse of a mark as described by Subsection (a)(1) for three consecutive years constitutes prima facie evidence of the mark's abandonment.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES","CHAPTER 16. TRADEMARKS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.16.htm#16.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"0248f5d747e27811d5bd561bd6e0c003e2c1e4b513b432ec2e8fa14a2100be59","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-16.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-16.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}