Cancellation / invalidation
Remove a blocking cited mark, or invalidate a bad-faith registration
Cancellation targets marks unused for three consecutive years — many blocking citations are dead marks nobody bothered to clear. Invalidation targets marks that should never have been registered: absolute grounds, deception, or other improper means. Both clear the way for your own filing and are often run alongside a review.
- Your application was refused on a citation that appears long unused
- A squatter registered your brand and you need it invalidated
- A mark was registered by deception or by copying a well-known mark
- A cited mark is blocking your review and you want to clear it first
- Registration number of the target mark
- Grounds for cancellation (no genuine use for three consecutive years)
- Grounds and evidence for invalidation (prior use, agency relationship, bad faith)
- Proof of your legal personality
- Power of attorney
Run the free tools first — they will tell you whether the problem is prior marks, absolute grounds, or something else.
A consultant checks the mark’s status first, then calls you with an assessment and a quote.
Questions about this service
No. The burden shifts to the registrant, who must file three years of use evidence within the deadline. Failure to do so results in cancellation — which is why cancellation is cheap and effective.
No. It removes one obstacle. Your own mark still needs to clear absolute grounds and any other citations, so the right order is a full assessment first.
Yes, and it happens. Coordinate the cancellation with your own filing timeline — file as soon as the decision takes effect, and monitor afterwards.
Attack the non-use with cancellation; attack the legitimacy of the registration with invalidation. They can be combined.
You may also need
Copyright registration
A trademark alone leaves gaps — copyright covers them
Opposition defence / filing
Someone opposed your mark — or someone is squatting on your brand
Assignment / change / renewal
Change of owner, change of details, keeping it alive
Monitoring and alerts
A two-month window — and notices now go straight to you
Use-evidence retention
Not only against cancellation — the foundation for enforcement and well-known status