Article 24. Termination of trademark registration and invalidation of the Law on Trademarks, Service Marks, Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin of Goods
1. The trademark registration is terminated:
1) in connection with the expiration of its validity period provided for in Article 15 of this Law;
2) in connection with the death of an individual, with the liquidation of a legal entity – the owner (rightholder) of a trademark;
3) on the basis of a written declaration of renunciation by the trademark owner;
4) in case of non-use of the trademark in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 19 of this Law;
5) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 12.01.2012 No. 537-IV (effective after ten calendar days after its first official publication);
6) due to its identity or confusingly similar to a trademark recognized as well-known in the Republic of Kazakhstan, if the use of such a trademark is capable of misleading the consumer about the product or its manufacturer.
2. The registration of a trademark shall be declared invalid in whole or in part by a decision of the Board of Appeal or a court on the grounds specified in paragraph 1 of Article 23 of this Law.
3. An expert organization shall make an entry in the State Register of Trademarks on the cancellation of the trademark registration in connection with its termination or invalidation.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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