Trade Marks Act 2002

Process for obtaining registration of trade mark and other matters - When registration of trade mark ceases - Voluntary cancellation of registration of trade mark

61: Voluntary cancellation of registration of trade mark

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"Owners can choose to remove their trade mark from the register"

You can ask to cancel the registration of your trade mark if you own it. You can do this for all the goods or services it covers, or just for some of them. This means you can choose to stop your trade mark from being registered for everything it's used for, or only for certain things.

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Part 3Process for obtaining registration of trade mark and other matters
When registration of trade mark ceases: Voluntary cancellation of registration of trade mark

61Voluntary cancellation of registration of trade mark

  1. The registration of a trade mark may be cancelled by the owner in relation to all or any of the goods or services in respect of which it is registered.