2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 14280-14282 Article 8. Cancellation

14280.  The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register:
   (a) Any registration concerning which the Secretary of State shall
receive a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or
the assignee of record.
   (b) All registrations granted under this chapter and not renewed
in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 (commencing with
Section 14250) of this chapter.
   (c) Any registration or renewal if a check or other remittance
accepted in payment of the filing fee is not paid upon presentation.
The Secretary of State shall give written notice of the
applicability of this section to the registrant.  Thereafter, 30 days
shall be allowed from the date of the notification letter for
payment by cashier's check or the equivalent.
   (d) Within six months of the date of registration, any
registration issued through ministerial error in violation of the
requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 14220.
14281.  The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register any
registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall
find any of the following:
   (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned.
   (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark.
   (c) That the registration was granted improperly.
   (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently.
14282.  When a court of competent jurisdiction orders cancellation
of a registration on any other ground, the Secretary of State shall
remove the registration from the register.