Iowa § 548.115 Forum for actions regarding registration — service on out-of-state registrants

Iowa Statutes

§ 548.115 — Forum for actions regarding registration — service on out-of-state registrants

Iowa § 548.115

Title XIIICOMMERCE

Ch. 548REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF MARKS

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Iowa Code § 548.115 (2026).

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1.Actions to require cancellation of a mark registered pursuant to this chapter shall be brought in district court. In an action for cancellation, the secretary shall not be made a party to the proceeding but shall be notified of the filing of the complaint by the clerk of the district court in which it is filed and shall be given the right to intervene in the action.

2.In an action brought against a nonresident registrant, service may be effected upon the secretary as agent for service of the registrant in accordance with the procedures established for service upon nonresident corporations and business entities under section 617.3.

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1. Actions to require cancellation of a mark registered pursuant to this chapter shall be
brought in district court. In an action for cancellation, the secretary shall not be made a party
to the proceeding but shall be notified of the filing of the complaint by the clerk of the district
court in which it is filed and shall be given the right to intervene in the action.
2. In an action brought against a nonresident registrant, service may be effected upon the
secretary as agent for service of the registrant in accordance with the procedures established
for service upon nonresident corporations and business entities under section 617.3.