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Can a registered trademark be lost?

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Can a registered trademark be lost?

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It is possible for third parties to apply to revoke or invalidate a registered mark. In the UK and EU a trademark can be revoked if the owner fails to use the mark, either itself or through a licensee, for a continuous period of 5 years. Other reasons include the mark has become a common term in the trade in question or the use made of it has lead to a possibility of misleading the public. Third parties can apply to have a mark invalidated if they can show that the mark should have been refused under the absolute or relative grounds for refusal.

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